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 Postage Stamps, 
 
 ENVELOPES, 
 
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 NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
 
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 COMPILED AND PUBLISHED 
 
 THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY, LONDON. 
 
 (ALL RIQHT8 RESERVED.) 
 
 LONDOX, 1889. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 TNVKSTIGATION into the history of the various ami successive issues 
 -L of labels, wrai-pers, and envelopes connecte.l with the Postal systems 
 of the British Colonies in North America does not present the ditliculties 
 which had to be surmounted in ilie case of tlie Australian Colonies, and 
 perhaps does not therefore include subject matter of so interesting' a 
 character as that comprised in the recent "(Oceania" Cataloiiue. 
 
 Keference Lists of the North American Colonies have nevertheless 
 been hitherto crude, as well as deficient, and even incorrect in detail, 
 thus allording but superficial aid to the I'hilatelist: and the cnduav,.ur of 
 the Society in the following; pages has been to amplify the infoiiiiation at 
 present in the possession of collectors; and l.y the c.llation of contents 
 of recent papers in Canadian and English journals, as well as by reference 
 to otlicial gazettes and correspondence, to present as far as possible a 
 complete history of the Postal Service ii; these Colonies. 
 
 In this endeavour it has derived a large amount of assistance from 
 the researches of its late Secretary, IMr. E. 1). liacon, whose Notes at 
 the head of each Colony were originally intended to have been read 
 as a paper before the London Society, but which, by the desire of the 
 Connnittee entrusted with the revision and publication of the accompanying 
 lists, he has consented should be amalgamateil with them, tlius adding to 
 the completeness of the present work. The Society is also largely indebted 
 to Mr. Donald A. King for the permission to reiir.jduce the valuable 
 contents of certain papers he contributed to the Ifidiftu- riiilakUst. 
 
 The lists of Canada and Newfoundland, the only two of the Colonies 
 now using distinct stamps, have been completed to the end of June, 1889. 
 
 The same mode of illustration by the Autotype process, which proved 
 successful in the case of the " Stamps of Oceania," has been adopted on 
 the present occasion, and is undoubtedly the most satisfactory of all 
 methods of reproduction in fac-simile which have come under the notice 
 of the Society. 
 
 Augttst, 1889. 
 
LIST OF AIM'.I.'KVIATIOXS, 
 
 T. 
 II. 
 U. 
 L. 
 0. 
 
 d. 
 i. 
 
 T,.p. 
 
 Uottnin, 
 
 lUght 
 Ijeft. 
 
 cent (ir cents. 
 
 iliilliir, [lenny, it pence. 
 
 .shilliug, or bliillings. 
 
IIRITISU COLUMIUA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND. 
 
 J'RIiFJMINAllY NOTES. 
 
 Jly K. D. I'.ACOX. 
 
 l)KI''Ol{K liivili',' lirfi.ir llii' iiiciiilii'iH (if the, Hdcicly (li<. f.w (idicial nipliccH f 
 -U liiivc (Millcctcil ill irfcrciicc! 1(1 till, JSUliips (if Die Xoilli Aiiiciiciiii (JdldiuCs, 
 
 1 iiiir|i(isc iii(.f;i(iiif. what r uks I Imvu to iiiiiki' in (micIi kiw. with ii mIkhI irmnw of 
 
 tlic iii,st(iry of i^iich nf the |ii(iviiiccs. Tlicsc liisldriciil piiHiculiirs iinr taken fur Uk^ 
 iiHwt part from Thv Volnnhil OjHre U^l fur ISH'J, and uiu siiiipiuiiifutuil l.y adililioii.s 
 from oiii! or two olhur W(irkn of rcfcicnci'. 
 
 its. 
 
 ly, cr pence. 
 shillings. 
 
 I'.ritisli Coliiiiiliia is situated on the norlli-wost eoasi of North America, and 
 comprises tlie territory lietweeii Iho Koiky Mountains and the I'a(i(ie Coast ; 
 hniiiided on till- north hy the (iOth parallel, and on the somIIi liy the I'nilcd Stat( s, 
 tlie av(!ra','e hrcadlh liciiij,' alumt '.'.''lO miles, and the leii^'th of coastline !.">() inilcs. 
 Tiio area (iiRhidiiif,' Vancoiivur and (,iiieen Charlotte Islands) is about ;i 1 1,000 
 Mijuaie mile.s. 
 
 liritish Colunihia wa.s (•oiistitule(l a Crown Colony in Ifiri.S, owin;; to the lar^'u 
 immi','rati(jii con.ttvpient on th(^ di.scovery of j,'old in that year. Vancouver Island, 
 dLseovered in l.')92 liy Juan de Kiuta, was leased to th(^ Hudson's l!ay Company in 
 1KI3, and niiulc a Crown Cohuiy in 1819. In 1800 tin; colonies of llriiish 
 Colunihia and Vancouver Island were unitod, and on July UOth, 1871, IJritish 
 Colunihiii entered tln^ Dominion of Canada, Vancouver I.sland it) sometimes caHcd 
 QuADUA, after the S|iaiiisli commandant on the coast of the mainland, at the time 
 that the i.sland was visited, in 17!)l', hy the Ihiti.sh naval olli(;er, Captain (ioorgo 
 Vancouver, from whom it (leriv( .< its iiKJie usual name. 
 
 TIk! earliest issue of Tltc Ouvrnitiirnl dtvullc, llrilittli ColiimJiia, 1 
 ahh- to lind in this country is that of .)aiiu;iry 7lh, 18(),"). This number c( 
 following notices ; 
 
 "I'UnidC NOTICE. 
 
 " mtirmii col umiiia . 
 
 "UATUS Ol- I'OSTAOi:. 
 "BetwekN liritish Colunihia and Vaiicoiiver Island, delivered at 
 
 Victoria or New Westminster, lor each I.ctler under ^ ounce . 
 And for every additional h ounce or Iractiuual e.Ncess 
 For each Newspaper . . . ... 
 
 On all Letters iuid Papers to or from abroad, and delivered or mailed 
 at New Westminster, in addition to Foreign l'osta;;e, fur each 
 letter under J ounce . . ... 
 
 U 
 
 have lici!ii 
 uilains the 
 
 ■M. 
 
 ad. 
 
 Id. 
 
 3d. 
 
ItlliriSII fii/.tWUi/A ,i^v/> \AMnriK/l t.SLAN/K 
 
 Ami Inr cvny aiMiiniiiiil ^ iiMiiir ,,1 11,1, liiiiuil ixi'c«« , , , ;j,|. 
 
 V«r lii' li Ni\\>.|i,i|jii' . _ ... Ill 
 
 lUlWrill 11 |',,>| Ollin- ill ,ill.V nil.' \<U<r iu Hi,. l,',,|„|iy 1111(1 It l',„l Olli,,. 
 
 Ill Miiy nlli,i- j.Imcc ill 111,' CiiliHiy, In all ciikh In Im' pripali!, IVir uuli 
 
 l.illi'i iiiiil,'!' 4 laiiu'i' . . . ... Oil. 
 
 Ami I'm iviiy ailililiiiiial J .111111, III riiiiliiiMul cxicKK . . , (lil. 
 
 Kill' larli Ncw»|iii|i«'r . , . . . 6il 
 
 "N.B.— l'iuka;;(» iir Paivils ,illui lli.iii NeWHpiiiitTK, ami iml ixi'ouillii^' 
 
 H iiiiiias ill w,i-lil, »|l| li,. iliai-iil at l.id.r iil,. ,,1' Oil. pur k imucu. N,, 
 
 riici'l can ln' lakfii im ifilinn 8 iiiiii,',!< in wti;^lil. 
 
 "(>*iKm''l) W.Mt.siMi I!. SiAl.DiMi, l'.,..lmi(iiln'-h'.:nmit, 
 
 "(Jkm;|!.u, I'lisi Ori'ii r,, v/i Jim,; imiII." 
 
 "l'riil,H' NdTICK. 
 "0,\ .mil alter tin- limli ,|,iy nl' .Inn,., |s(i|, ,,11 l„ll,.iv aii.l mail inallir li.ilil,. 
 I.I piwtaxr iiiiisl In. piv|iai.l. I'lilil ,i|Ii,t Mamps rtliall liavc li.rii «nliMilnl,il 
 tlifiv will )<v issncl liir llir invpiyinunt of piisla^'i' llie p,is|a-i' Maiiips al 
 prcsiiil ill us,., Iiiarin- tlu' inaik ■2\,\., Inr wliiili tlif .-inin ..lijil. will in liunre 
 IU I luiKi'i . (,Si;.nuil) \V.vnNKli n. >^VM.WSii, l'osl,n(i.^kr-(l,:m:i<(t. 
 
 '• (iKSV.K.u. PiiM On II K, W/i Jiiiir, l.sai." 
 
 Till' alidvi' III. ilniilil lii'st appi'aivil in T/w (!,i.r<ffr al.Diit llu- niiililiu of 
 -Iniii', l^<(;l; lull, as is I'listi.niary witii siinilai' imliui's, uojiiu-s wui'u pulilislini in 
 snlis(',,ii,'iil minilH'is, ami in this lasu uontinmil to appear until lliu lattur end 
 iif 180"). Xnt liavin;L,' liuun fuitnnalc i'nniij,'li In liml a tile ,.f n<' l,',i;yt/c for 1801 — 
 tin- year tlie Two I'l'm-e Ilalfpinny stamp is sai,l i,, have lii'eii liist issneil in— I ,uu 
 unable to -ive the cNait ilay this .stamp came into use. I am iiirliiieil to think tlic 
 stamp was lir.st, solely ns.'il t.. prepay letters sent l.etween New Weslminsler, the capital 
 i<l ihilish Coliiiiiliia, anil Victnria, the capital of Vancouver Islaud. If this was «o, wu 
 see from tlie (list of ||„. aliove notices that this riito was riii. ' -e halfpenny in 
 June, 1801. It is upparenl from the .scconil notice that wimtuv. i- uistaiice the old 
 2id. rate formerly paid, it was dune iway with or raised in the ahme inontli, as tho 
 Ktami. was to be sold at .Hd., pemlin- the arrival of a new one bearin- the hi-her valup, 
 Perhaps it is as well for eollectors that the idea of sureliargiiifj the Two Pence Half 
 penny stamp 3d. did not ,'iiter the Po.stniaster's head, or there i,s no telliiif ' ow many 
 varieties we should have had to add to our albums if the suicharj,'!'. dilFerod in 
 type, as it iirobalily would have done. Tlie escape was no iloubt due to the fact 
 that at that time siiirhar-es on stamps were few in imndier, and mo.st likely altogether 
 unknown to the Postal authorities of liritish Columbia. This Two Pence Halfpenny 
 stamp is certainly admis.sable into a coll,.ctioii as a iirovisional Three Ponce, provideil 
 it, or the jiaper it is attached to, is ])o.stmai'ked after .luiie 19th, 1801. Another 
 curious point in coniiei'tion witii the aliove notices is to know how the newspaper rate 
 of one penny was prepaid. The .second notice distinctly .says, "All Letter.] and 
 mail matter lialiie to posta-e must be |,repaiil. . . . There will be is.sued for tlie 
 lirepayment of postage tlu^ postage stamps at present in use." AVas this Three 
 Penny provisional divided in any way like so many of the other Xorlh American 
 Colonies stamps, or was the postage, even in face of the notice, prepaid in coin? 
 One of these two alternatives naturally .suggests itself to have been the ca.se. I 
 liave never .seen or heard of a coj.y of this stamp divided; but as it could have 
 been only employed for ne\vspa]iers .sent by two special routes, the use of tlie stamp 
 would probably be small, and the fact that it was found upon newspapers alone 
 
v/>. 
 
 »l. 
 
 . M. 
 
 . M. 
 . &I. 
 
 iXL'uudiii;,' 
 
 'aieral. 
 
 k'l' lUlilc 
 l>stiinti'il 
 aiii|is al 
 in I'liliu'u 
 
 cneral. 
 
 Ik; iiiicMlc of 
 imlilisli(.'('i in 
 liu liitU'i' (^ml 
 f/rtov 1801 — 
 uijil in — I MM 
 li t<> think tlio 
 tcr, the iiiliiliil 
 his WHS so, wo 
 hiilfiH'nny in 
 stiiuci! till; old 
 nimith, as Uiu 
 ' hij,'hui' viiluc, 
 
 Pence lliilf 
 In} ' ow many 
 l;(! iliffurod in 
 le to llic fact 
 ely altogcllH'r 
 icc llaifiicnny 
 inco, iiroviilcd 
 01. Another 
 invsimpcr rate 
 
 1 Letter.! and 
 .ssiumI for the 
 IS tliis Tiirec 
 I'th American 
 paid in coin 1 
 
 the cn.se. I 
 t could llllVC 
 of the stamp 
 sjiapurs alone 
 
 
 Won 
 no'it 
 
 1st 
 
 l,xo; 
 
 iiimisii co/.i-.uii/A AM) i:\xn iry/-;/( isr.Axn. 7 
 
 M aciMMinl |..r the di.s,|,|„.,,|.,n, ,• nf -pe, ii,„.hs. W,. sjmll see f, the ne.xt 
 
 '" ' -'^■" '^''■'' ""• l'i"visiHi,;,l Th Penny -lamp vv.h in nse down to the 
 
 -NoVemlH.,, |,S0.-,. This nnliee is taken f T/n (l„,lt. Ini (Vtohei iUy, 
 
 I, and runs as fc^il.iws : 
 
 "NOTHi:. 
 
 '■•ilXKIIM. I'o*r OKKltl-, 
 
 ••■Ml, Hl^lrinlHi; ISO.'.. 
 " Ir hi.viii- l,e. 11 r,mi„l i,ece«.s,uy lu i,Mi,- ,i new poMii},'.. hIimim. Im meet the 
 
 "■'I,'"""'" ' ""• ''"^'"1 O-dinaih'e, isdt, ,„„i,,. i, i,,,,.,,y ^,i„,„ „,,,i |„„„ 
 
 »"'! alter the 1st Neveinl«.r next t!,.. ,s|,,n,p at present in use will ,.,,1 l„. 
 reeeivd hy the I'osl Olliee Depaitluenl. IVrsons in passesMon ef th,. -lamp 
 at pivmnt ,n use may excliaii-e the same „„ ai.pliraliui, at anv ut the I'ohI- 
 ollites .'I Ihilish Coluiiihia on „r alter the 1st N'(,veiiiher. 
 
 "(Sillied) W.MINIIII It. Se,\LMINO, /^«^HI.(«^ ,-(,■, «,)„/." 
 
 Tile new pusl.i;.e st„nip nniiliuned in the ahov is ohviun-iy llie Tiiiee Peme 
 bhm, w.th large fancy letter "v" and Clown in the ivntie, which is eatah.K'ued hy 
 
 M. Moens a. issued on the 20th .[„ne, |S(;i, the d.lte, we have seen, the provisional 
 Ihree lenuy stami. 'ame into „se. I.ik,. that provisional, 1 think it is possil.lo 
 the Hire., Pence, hlue, may also |„iv.. I.ti, divi.hd to prepay the .aie penny 
 newspaper rate; hat future research will, 1 l,„p,., d.linilely del,.niiii.e ii. ,.Meii 
 instance whuthor or not such \ras tin, case. 
 
 The f„nowinf,. list „f Pust-ollices, with the names of the Postma.ster.s, was 
 published in The lin::r,lr fur April 1 Itli, ISOO. The list is ehielly interesting as 
 showniH upon what a small scale the Postal Service of ihe craintry then wa.s, as ut 
 that lime there were only sLxteen Po.st-onices opened tlirun,L,'lio„t the whoh' colony. 
 
 LIST OF I'O.ST OFFICES IM DLUTISIl COLU.MLIA. 
 
 I'LACE. 
 
 Now Westininntet 
 
 Kojie • . . . 
 
 l'onf;laa .... 
 
 Lillooct 
 
 Yale . , '' 
 
 byitou . . . '. 
 
 ♦Asheiul't .... 
 (v'linton .... 
 Lake La Haciic . 
 Sriila Creek 
 Qiie.inelmouth 
 Van Winkle 
 William's Creek . 
 Fort Slie|ilierd . . " 
 
 Columbia Kiver, Big Bend District 
 Koviteiiny 
 
 rosTM.\s'n;n. 
 
 W. R. SpaldiiiK, r.M..., 
 
 A. H. Hall. 
 
 Richard White. 
 
 T. H. Sharwuod. 
 
 L. Aj^useiz. 
 
 W. M. C(. i...ji. 
 
 C. F. Cn.iittall. 
 
 J. Champness. 
 
 W. Aiidersnu. 
 
 J. T. Sanay. 
 
 F. Mevor. 
 
 L, Calm. 
 
 John Jane. 
 
 • Aslicroft t'ost-ollioe is tlio jmictioii whence mail matter for llic Ilcn<l District 
 will l)u forwariloil. 
 
 On March 20th, 1807; an Act was passed which dian-ed the currency of the 
 colony to the ilecimal system of cents and dollars. On .^[arell 13th, in the same 
 
« unrnsii (•(H.r.\iisi.\ asd VA.wnrvh.ii isi.Axn. 
 
 y.'av, a new I'nslul ( l|,|ii,.m,c A. I aU,. \h;a\w law. Tln' full.. win;; . laiin.-. niv taki'li 
 fi'i.iii till' l.iiii'i' : 
 
 " IX. Tlial i.iiiAfry l.illi'i-.li'iii.«ll(..l iii,i.ri>iiHMiiiK tlirinixli.any 1'im.I-iiIIIi'i' 
 ill llii' ('.il.iiiy, iiriil 11.. I ixiriKlin« liiill iiti oiinri' in wvif,'lit, tliuri.' hIiuII In' imi.l 
 It lii.»taj<i' lUcihliiiK t.i till' r..lliiwiti>! «.iilc ; lliiit in ti. Kiiy ; 
 
 Al ..!■ I.iawicn Vi.l.aia, III ,iiiy Piwl-i.llln' in Vuiiniiivi r NIaii.l 
 
 mill Ni'w \Vi-liiiiii4i'r, nr any I'.nt in lliu C.ili.iiy . r, CVntn. 
 
 I'ltWfcu Vaiir..iivir Munil nr NfW WcHtniinMter anil Clinton 
 
 or Siivana'i Wny . , . . . I2j fVnt.». 
 
 I'.i'yiinil lllnili' .li-l;lliris , , ... •!'> CflltH. 
 
 lii'twt'iii any Iw.. INi^l-iiHiiTs almvo Yiilr, llniic, aii.l |(.m;iliiM. lij C'liit^. 
 Aii.l f.ir rvi'iy a.l.lilii.iial liiilf an i.unoc, nr IVarti.in oC half an iinncc ImtimuI 
 Ihf al.Dvr wiij^lil, lliiiT hIiuII l.|. paid on iwli nm h Lvltcr an ail.litinnal iioMla.,'!., 
 acconlinj; lo tliu l'iii('(,'oin« lali'fl. 
 
 "X. That fur cvory Hin^lo NcwspnpiT ilcposilfd in or passiii;,' tlinni^ili 
 any riwt-ollicu in llic Colony, iIiitc shall lio paiil a iiostaKL- of Two Cents," 
 
 I liavo liocn unalilo t.. (iinl any imtico in The Oaxelle of tin; isMuo of slanipH 
 snrcliai'ji'il with tin. valni- in ivnts, Imt tliry pn.lialily cainc into use at tlu' tiim. the 
 al.i.vi' All was pi,ssi.il, or sln.rlly iiftcrwaiiU. In Tin' Gnziltn. for .laiini "y I8tli, 
 18(18, thcri- y a noti.i) Kivin-,' crfain I'oKtal ratfs in ci'nt.H, ninl Htntinf,' that MrttiMH, 
 papers, kt\, for Creat Ilritain, Caiiaila, tlir Unitoil Stairs, I'rinci. K.lwanl Isliiml, 
 am! Ni'wfo'uiillaiiil, mimt In- prrpaiil in llii' i'oHta.,'!' StanipH of tlio lolony." So it 
 Im cviili'iit, from tlir pliiinl w.inl Msnl, tliu Cfiiln .stainpH woro thm in usi". Thin Hot 
 iiH wi- know, loiisistnl of tiiu fiillowinf,' vahios : i, .'>, 10, 'lU, TiO runts ami 1 ilollar. 
 It is possililu all tho values nmy not luivo nppcnreil at onco, but thoy aro usually 
 eataloKUoil as our issuo. As wo spo from Clause X. of tho Postal Onlinuneo 18G7 Aet, 
 tho Two Cents value prepaid newspapers ulnne, which aeeounts for tho stamp heiiig 
 so rarely met with postmarked. Lonkiii',' at tho list of letter rales in Clau.so IX., 
 we should expect lo liml a Twelve and a Half Cents stamp, hut, as wo know, nojuch 
 viiluo was issued. Iloro again I can only au^'Kost that the Twenty-live Cents may have 
 ln'on divided, or the Five Cents cut in two, and used in conjunction with a Ten 
 Cents or two Five Cent stamps to nmko up tho reipiired ralo. Tho stamps of 
 liritish Columbia were withdrawn from >iso on July 20lli, 1871, on the admiltanco 
 of the colony into tho Dominion of Caiuula. Mr. N. Shakespeare is tho present 
 Postmaster of Victoria. 
 
 RFFEUKN'CF LI.ST OF THE PIIILATKUC SOCIETY, LONDON'. 
 
 Issue L 1861. 
 
 Omvalm: Enj{mveil and type-printed by Jlossrs, Do La Hue and Co., of 
 I/indon, on white, un\.-alermarkod, slightly -surfaced i.ajier; white <,'iim. Design- 
 Diademed profile of Queen Victoria to left, on ground of horizontal lino.s. Above 
 and below the head are a stralfjlit and a curved label of solid colour— one with 
 convex, anil the other with concave ends. Tho upper hdiels are inscribed "nmiisii 
 — coix'MniA fc," and the lower ones " vancouveiw — lsland" respectively, nil in 
 small white Unman capitals. On either side iw. .straight white labels, with rounded 
 ends, in.scribed in colourei'. Uoman capitals— " i-o.STAdii " on the left, reailin<,' 
 upwards; and "two pence-iiai.kpknny " in two lines on tho right, reading 
 downwards. The remainder of th" stamp is (illed in with reticulation.s, and 
 
laiiHCM nri> tiiknn 
 
 II lit' |Hl|i| 
 
 2J CVnK 
 
 •J.') (Vlltl4. 
 
 ;!j C'clitn. 
 
 (• IlI'VllMil 
 I |>(iKlii;^i', 
 
 ; tliniii^^h 
 Viita," 
 
 fsiin of ^t.'llil|i8 
 il the tiiiji' till- 
 .liiiiui ".v lUth, 
 { timt 'IfttiTH, 
 Mwiinl ImIuiiiI, 
 oliiiiy." S« it 
 iisn. TliiM Hi't, 
 I anil 1 dollar, 
 oy arc UHUully 
 iiuelSC; Act, 
 10 fltanip l)t'iiig 
 ill Cliuisi' IX., 
 know, no iiiicli 
 't'lita may liiivu 
 lu with a Tt'ii 
 
 riu! StillllllS of 
 
 he ailmittance 
 is the present 
 
 ONDOX. 
 
 f and Co., of 
 mil. iJesign : 
 lines. Ahovo 
 iir — one with 
 ibed "nniTisii 
 lively, all in 
 with rounded 
 left, readins{ 
 i^^ht, reading 
 Illations, and 
 
 nitirisll fiH.IMIllA .\\/) VASnit'VEII l.<l..\M). 
 
 •t 
 
 two oilier liiii'H of ruloiii iniii|il(|e till' i|i".,;^ii. .s|i.i|i,., ii|,ii-lil i'«'i'taii','iilar. 
 (llliiHlruliim I.) 
 
 (,\) /m/iir/i/rad', I (II) iVr/w,(/..M I. 
 
 iijil , riwy-liniwii. I 2Jd., ruse, iipHy-l.nnvii («lir .i".), 
 
 Jli'iiiiirl,y.--Su |iiwtiiiai'ki'd lopy of the ini|ii'i'fiii'ati' variety in known to the 
 Soeiely. The |i.'rforated Hlaiiip, allliiHiKh heariii^^ the fare value of Two reiiee 
 llalf|H-iiny, was sold at Three Peine, and did duly proviNionally for IIiIm latter 
 value from L'Oth June, IHdl, until Int Xoveinln r, If^li.'i, wlii'ii it was I'lplaii'd 
 l>y the Three I'eiiee, hhie, of the next iiwue. 
 
 Issue 11. 1st November, 1865. 
 
 Dnfl ratw. Kn(,'raved and type-printid hy Messrs. He Ln Kiie and Co. on wliilr 
 Hlij,'litlysiirfaeed jiaper, wateriiiaiked Crown and (-' C ; v.lii'e f,'iiiii ; niaeliine 
 jierforaled 14, The sheet is eiaiipuseil of 210 >lainps, divided iiitu four panes, laili 
 eontaiiiiiij,' sixty stamps, arranged in six Im !«oiilal rows of ten. llrsij^n: ( Iriiaiiiental 
 letter " V," representing " Victoria," with heraldie rose inside, thistle on the left, and 
 RpriK of shamrock on the riKlit, Hurinoiinti d by ( Juthic crown ; is enclosed within a 
 white oval hand, inserilM'd " iiihtihii ciilummia i-ostaok'' almve and "tiiiikI'; 
 PKNi.'e" lielow, the two inscriptions liein^^ se|iarati'd liy a star like ornaiiieiit at either 
 side. The remainder of the stamp is Idled in with u diaiK'r puttern, the corners 
 iM'iiiK riainded, and the dcsijjn is c<iiiipleted hy a sinjrj,. outer lini' of colour. .SIia|M;, 
 U[)right rectangular. {ll/iiKlra/iim 2.) 
 
 ;iil., Iilup, deep lilue. 
 
 Issue III. 13th March (7), 1867. 
 Si'j- vafiipa. All nf tlie same desij,'ii, and printed from the anme die as 
 the preeedini,' issue, lait with the values in the altered currency, surchar^'cd in 
 a strai).!lit line across the lioltoiii of the stamp. The jmjier is white wnve 
 ■watermarked Crown and C C, and the perforation is 11 cr 12J. Like the 
 preeedin},' is.suo, each sheet contains 210 .stamps, which are similarly disposed. The 
 values are printed a.s follows; "two tknts," in lilaek block tyjie ; ".^ cent fi," in 
 black Roman cai»itals ; " 10 cents 10," in blue Roman capitals ; " 2.') ce.vth 2Ci " in 
 violet Roman capitals; ".10 cents 50," in carmine Roman capitals ; "i noi.t.Ait 1," in 
 green Roman capitals. .Shape, ii))i'ij,']it rectangular. {l/fiintnitiiiiiH I!, -I, .''i.) 
 
 (a) Perforated U. 
 
 2 c. on M., bistre, black sni'charKe. 
 
 5 c. on 3<l., vermilion, black surcbai'He. 
 10 c. on 3il., rose-pink, blue „ 
 
 2.j c. on lid., orange, violet „ 
 
 50 c. on ;iil., luaiivc, cariiiiiic „ 
 
 1 d. oil ;itl,, ^reeii, ^jreen „ 
 
 (D) Vafumtal 12J. 
 
 2 p. on 3d., bistre, black surclirtrt,'e(/). 
 
 .I c. 1)11 3il., veriiiiliuii, black surcharge (shades). 
 10 c. on 3d., rose-pink, lilue „ ( ., ). 
 
 2.0 c. on 3d., orange, violet „ ( >. ). 
 
 OO c. lai 3d., mauve, carmine „ ( „ ). 
 
 1 d. oil 3d., green, green „ ( „ ), 
 
 Remarhg.—T]\i' Two Cents hr.s not been met with perforatecl 12}, hy tlie Society. 
 
10 
 
 I'.Lvt'ori'/;/? isLAXD. 
 
 VANCOUVEi; ISLAND. 
 Issue I. July, 1865. 
 
 Into ,^,vc. .a,H.r. watornHuk.,! Cown an.l CC; wl.ito «,„n. ]),.«!.„«. k.,,. 
 Cknth. ,a.l..,„c.. p..o(ilo of ..)uo.n ViCona ,„ lof,, on ..oun,! of horiJn^ 
 
 '11-1 in u.th c,u.,„e,..s. Ten Ckmu ,Sa,u. portrait of ll,.r Majesty in ..ir.l,. • 
 s a,,h .olo,,,., laI.ol ,.hovo. inseril,.,! witi. whit. l,lod< Ht.ns; Jhitf labd v h 
 ..u«.l..l ends below, w.th eolonrc.l l>loek letter. Floriate ornan.ents in span.lre 
 An outer line of colour co,M,,lete.. the .lesi,., of eaeh value. Shane upright 
 rectan-ular. (I//u.-<fm/wii,, C, 7.) ".iiu, uiuight 
 
 T. " VAXCOUVRI! IHr.ANl>." li. "FIVE CKNTH." "TEN CENTS " 
 
 (a) Imj/crfomte. 
 
 •> e,, rose. 
 
 ill c, blue. 
 
 (ii) Paforaled 14. 
 
 f) c., rose (aliailus). 
 
 K'c, blue( „ ). 
 
 
 » .li 'i 
 
H"i> iilid Ci). nil 
 Designs: FivK 
 ml of lioiizciiital 
 I colour, iiiKfi'ihpil 
 1111(1 outor liordiT 
 [ajosty ill cin.],. ; 
 wliitc label with 
 'Ills in spaiidicls. 
 SliaiH', iii)iig|it 
 
 CANADA. 
 
 PRELIMINARY NOTES. 
 
 Jly JH. D. llACOiV. 
 
 /"jAXADA i.s sai.l to liavo Wmi di.scovoicl by Suba.-^liaii Calioi iu 1 11)7 l.iil liiis 
 Y 1.S nut uertain. Iu 152.5 tlio Fnmch took possfssion of ti.c countiv iu ll„. uam.. 
 of tho king of Franco, au.l ten ywir.s later Cartiur (.■xplorcl tjio .St. Lawieucc, .so 
 namiu- Dial splendid river fmm liaviuf,' entered it on St. La\vrencc',s Day. 
 
 In IG08 t,)uel,ee, the lir.t .sottlement, was founded. Tho ■. ■. succumbed to 
 the ]>ntish forces under General AVolfe, and iu 17G3 the whole , ,tory of Canada 
 was c(Mled to Great Britain Ijy the Treaty of ]'aris. 
 
 Iu 1791 an Act of Parliament was passed dividing Caiuula into two Provinces, 
 Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada (now (Jueboc), and ostahlishing a 
 constitution for each. The [.rovinees were afterwards re-unitcd iu 1840. 
 
 THE DOMINION OP CANADA. 
 
 The Proviuecs of Ontario and (.hiebec (formerly constituting the Colon\' of 
 Canada), Xew liruuswiek, and Xova Seotiu, were hy "The Ihili.sh Xortli American 
 Act, 18G7," fimucd into ,aie Dominion. This Act was brought into force by Koyal 
 Prochimaliou, bearhig .late the 27th of May, 18G7. On the I,5th of .July, 1870, 
 the uewly-f„rmed province of Manitoba ; on the 20th of July, 1871, the colony of 
 lintish Columbia; and on the 1st of July, 1873, that of Prince Edward Island, 
 were successively admitted to the Dominion, Xewfoundland now alone, of all tho 
 North American Colonies, relainiiig its iudependcuce. 
 
 As far as I have been able to discover, Post-olfuT notices ndating to tho i.ssuo 
 of stamps were not published in T/w Camvla Guxettc with other ulli.Mal matter 
 The number of The Owxtte f,u- March 8th, 18.M, contains n long uotice, stating 
 that on April r)tli following the managemeut of tho Inland Posts would be trans- 
 ferred to the control of the Provincial Government, and that the new rates of 
 postage would then come into force. We learn from tho report of the I'ostmastor- 
 Genoral of Great liritaiu for 18.-)7 what those rates wore ; for we read ; 
 
 " 111 1851 a reduced rate of postage wns established. Payment in advance 
 is optional. 
 
 Oil ordinary Lctim .... per J oz., 3d. 
 
 Oil Letters posted and deliveicd in the same tuwii . eiiuli, ^d. 
 " Newspajiers are conveyed free. 
 
 " Books are charged h\. per oz., the weight of a aiiii-lo Packet bein- 
 limited to 411)3." " 
 
 I should add, the local rate of id. did not conic uito use until 1S.')7. In "iviii'' 
 these extracts from the Poslniaster-Generars Keporl, I have invariably altero'd the 
 
 
J'f 
 
 It 
 
 C'AXADA. 
 
 riituH t(i tlirii' iifoprr ciinciicy valiio, ns tlicy arc j^ivcn in llic list, at "alpnut" tlic 
 stiM'liiiL,' ciiiiivali'iit. 
 
 Tlic rates to I'.ngiaml in t)iicrati(iiL uii Jlay 1st, 1850, iirnbalily oarlicr, wvtc : 
 
 C'ldsi.l mail, lid U.S., Iiy British Packut, not t;.\ceeainf! ^ oz. 
 17<( Halilax . . , „ I oz. 
 
 Iiy U.S. Packet . . . „ ioz. 
 
 Ami on October l.st, IS'iO, by Canadian Packet „ i oz. 
 
 111(1. 
 
 •7M. 
 
 Is. ,^.ii(l. 
 
 7i.l. 
 
 We know fnini tiie extract from the Keport of the Po-itma-ster-Gcneral of Canada 
 for IS'il, ^'iveu further on in tlio Hoeiety'.s list, tliat the lirst stamps con,sistc(l of a 
 Tiirc(! Penny, Six I'enny, and One Siiillinj,', and that these throe values were is.sued 
 shoitly after April 1st. Taking' into consideration the notice 1 have mentioned, it 
 seems prolialile the issue took place on Ajiril nth, 18.51. I can <;ive no new infor- 
 mation about any of the later issues, and I shall conclude my remarks on this 
 pnnince by giving; some postal .statistics taken from T/ie Colonial OfficK List, 1889, 
 which i>rove to what a hnye .system the Post-ollice establishment of the Dominion 
 has grown. We tind, however, the present cxiicnditure greatly exceeds the revenue, 
 owing, I am told, to the desire of the tluverninent to extend jiostal facilities ua 
 widely as possible. I understand .some changes have been nindo by an Act passed 
 this year, one of whicli alioli.shes the privilege hitlu^rto granted to Canadian new.s- 
 \)i\\K\-f of free transmission by post to sub.scribers from the publishing oflice. 
 
 The number of letters sent in the year ending 30th June, 1887, was 74,300,000; 
 of post cards, 10,356,000; and of newspapers (other than tlio.se sent from the otlico 
 of publication, which are all carried free), periodicals, parcels, &c., 31,160,000. 
 The innnber of newspapers sent from the office of publication was about 00,000,000; 
 the number of letters per head of population was 15.21 ; the number of offices was 
 7,53 1 ; the revenue for 1887 was $2,603,255, and the expenditure $3,458,100. 
 There is weekly mail connnunication with Great Britain vin Quebec or Halifax, and 
 twice a week vkl Now York. There is a through daily service by the Canadian- 
 Pacific Kailway to the Pacific Coast. 
 
 The present rates of postage are as follows : 
 
 Canada and United States 
 
 Newlijundlaud . . . , 
 
 Europe, Kgypt, the West Indie.-i, and British Guiana 
 South and West Africa, Cliina, Eu.st Indies, Slauritius, 
 
 Straits Settlements, South America 
 Australasia . . . . 
 
 IJitto, lid Brindisi . . . . 
 
 Letters. Per J oz. 
 
 Cents. 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 15 
 li) 
 
 Newsi>n|wrs. 
 
 Ci'iil,i. 
 
 J CMcll. 
 
 -1 each. 
 
 1 per oz. 
 
 2 ])er oz. 
 
 2 per oz. 
 
 3 per uz. 
 
 There is a Parcels Post to Newfoundland, the United States, and Europe. 
 The present Postmaster-General is the lion. J. G. Haggart, 
 
 HKFEKENCK LIST OF TIIE PHILATELIC SOCIETY, LOXDOX. 
 
 Issue I. 5th (?) April, 1851. 
 
 Thri'f vahief. Engraved and printed in taillr-ihnice by Messrs. Kawdon, 
 Wright, Hatch, and Ed.soii, of New York, on thin white paper; laid horizontally 
 in the case of the Three Pence, and vertically in the otlier two values ; brownish 
 
St, at "iilHUit. " tlic 
 
 y '^^ 
 
 irlici 
 
 'M. 
 . i«. r.id. 
 
 Oeiieriil of Ciinnda 
 ii]is coiisi.stcd of a 
 valiK'M wcro issued 
 liivi: iiicntioiu'd, it 
 ;,'ivo 110 new iiifor- 
 ' remarks on this 
 
 Officp. List, 1889, 
 
 of tliu Dominion 
 uoeds tlic revenue, 
 )ostiil facilities as 
 
 by nn Act passed 
 o Canadian news- 
 ling odicc. 
 , was 74,300,000; 
 ;nt from tlie oflico 
 
 &c., 31,160,000. 
 ibout 60,000,000; 
 iljcr of offices was 
 iture $3,458,100. 
 ;c or Halifax, and 
 by the Canadian- 
 
 N't;ws|in Iters. 
 
 Criil.s. 
 
 J cacli. 
 
 -i eacli. 
 
 1 per oi. 
 
 2 per oz. 
 
 2 per oz. 
 
 3 per oz. 
 
 Les, and Europe. 
 
 Loxnox. 
 
 Nb'Hsrs. Kawilon, 
 laid horizontally 
 r'aUies ; brownish 
 
 
 OANADA. 
 
 13 
 
 gum. Dosisn.c*: TimEE rExcE.-lieaver nn bank of river; trees i„ the .listance 
 with .-iun .shining above tliom ; oval colour,!,! fiaiu,., broken at ihe top by a K,.yai 
 Crown, benoatli which are IieraMic llowrs, with "v'on the l,.ft and "u",mllie 
 ri-lit. The oval i.s in.scrib,.,! with wliite Roman capitals. In each spandrel is an 
 arabes,pie and th,! Araliie numeral of valu,!. Tw,. plain ,mt,'r iiuia c.mplete tiic 
 Uesif.,,. ,Si.x I>K.VCE.-Xearly full face bust portrait ,.f Prince Alluut, in military 
 iUMf,.rm, looking to right, within ,„lo„rc,l oval, lett..rc,l in whit.. R,..iian capitals. 
 JleraMic flowers on eitlu'r si,Ie s,.parat,. the upp,.r a„d lower portions of the 
 inscription. Arabcs,pies ami Arabic ntim.ual ,.f value in each spandrel ; border 
 of two plain outer lines. Twei.vh PENOE.-Thi.-e.piarUr fa,., bust portrait of 
 Quoon Victoria on groun,! of horizontal lines, looking to l,.fl, with .lia.lem and 
 necklace witlun c.loure.l oval, ins,.ribe,l in whit.. Roman capitals; a Crown .,n 
 either side s..paratii,g the u,.per aiul lower parts of th,. in.scription. Arab,...,,u..s 
 ami Arabic numerals of valu.- in ea.'h span.lrel ; bor.ler of tw,> plain outer lines, 
 bhapes: small oblong rectangular for the Three Pence; small upright rctangular 
 for the Si.>: Pence aii.l Twelve P..i„:e. {I I lust rat ims S, !), 10.) 
 
 T. ".'ANADA POSTAGE." D. "tiIUKE rE.VCE," " SLXl-KNCE," "TWELVE PEXCE." 
 
 3il., vcnnilion (slia.Ies). 
 6d., purple-lilai.k ( „ ), 
 12.1 , Mack. 
 
 R,marhs.~hx no. llall/a,.- Plulnlclist for July, 1888, a c.py of the oiricial 
 order notifying the issue of tlieso three stamps is given. It is as follows : 
 
 "P.O. DEPARTMENT. (Ordeii No. 1.; 
 
 "!'. O. Dia.MriMK.Nr, Touont.), \sI April, 1851. 
 " iStamiis for J'rcjiKijmciU of J'astxyc on Ldlrrs. 
 "Postage Stami)s are about t.. l,e i.ssiicl, one riiprcsenting the beaver, of 
 the acnoinination of ;} pence ; tl„. secoii.l representing the hea,l of Prince 
 Alliert, of the aennniination of G p.-nce ; and the third repr..senting the lica,l 
 ot Her Majesty, of the denomination of 1 shilling, which will .shortly he 
 transiiiitte.1 to the [lostniastcrs at imixirtant points." 
 
 Issue 11 1852. 
 Three vuhte,. Identical in type with the pr..c.,,Iing, but print...! npon white 
 wove paper. The paper varies ..msLlerably in substanc,., especially in the Three 
 reiiny value, wliieh ranges from st.)ut to nearly pelure. The latt.'.r value is also 
 found printed upon cl,we!y-ribb<!,! thin paper. {I/liistratiom 8, 9, 10.) 
 
 (a) Ware jKijier. 
 3d., vcrniilioi!, ,imiige-vermili,,ii (siiadcs). 
 0,1., Mack, o!ive-l)lack, .lull prnplo, .lull vi.ilot (sha.les) 
 12.1., Mack. 
 
 (n) Clnsdii-rilihcd Ihin jiKjm: 
 3,1., v.riiiili.iii. 
 
 i?wia)fe— The Twelve Pence has n..t ben .atahiguod bef..re as fouml upon 
 wove paper, but undouhtc.l u.s,.,l ,.opi..s hav.. b..en seen by members of the 
 Society. 
 
 Issue III. 1855-57. 
 
 Tliree vnhies. Engrave.l an.l print..,,l in lu!ll,:-donr,' by Messrs. Raw.l.Mi, 
 Wright, Hatch, and K.lson .m whit., wnv.- .ir clo.s..|y.ribbeil paper; br.nvnish gum' 
 Designs: Ten pENOE.-Pr.,lile bust portrait of .Ia..,iues Carti..r to right, nn irrmuul 
 of horiz<mtal lines, within an .ival, col..ure,l b..r,ler, in.scribo.l with white Roman 
 
14 
 
 CAyADA. 
 
 cni)itals. A iilustor of leavps on tlio li'ft mid a honvov on U\o li^lit soparato tlio 
 upper ina('rii)tion from tlic lower ; <ross-liat(IiLMl spaiiilicls. In the uppcf "S,l. sto.," 
 or sterling;; in llin lower "10 cy.," or iiincncy, in wliito. Outer lioriler of two 
 plain, edloureil lines. Skven I'ENfE Hat.ki'knny.— The same j.nrtrait of (,)Meen 
 Victoria as in the Twelve, I'onee of the lirst issue, witli'ii ((ildurecl oval frame, 
 inscribed with white liIo(tk letters, the upper inscription now reading,' "ianada 
 PACKET rosTAOK." The u|)per and lower left spandrels are inscrihed " Gd. sTd.," or 
 sU^rlin-,'; and the upper and lower ri^lit spandrels "".Jd. cv.," or currency, all in 
 white, on coloured cross-hatched f,'round. Outer border of two plain lines. JIaf-f- 
 PENNV.— Diadoniod profile of tjueen Victoria to left, on ground of luirizontal lines, 
 in oval frame, lettered with white Roman cai)ilals; reticulated spandrels; outer border 
 of two plain lines. Shape, small upright rectangular. {IthtxtmlimiK 11, 12, 1;J.) 
 
 T. "CAN-ADA POSTAOE." ]). "TEN PENCE," " SI,\ PENCE STEnUNG," 
 "ONE IIAI.K PENNY." 
 
 (a) Wove paper. 
 1st April, IS'ij, UW., Prussian-lihic (shades). 
 
 ). 
 ). 
 
 2ud Juni', lHr)7, 7|il., grass-grucn ( 
 IHth July, 1857, M., rose ( 
 
 (n) Close! ij-ribbed thin paper, 
 id., rose. 
 
 Eemark8.—T\vo sni-disant provisionals havn been chronicled ; viz., the Half- 
 penny surcharged in black— one with an Arabic numeral "1," and the otlu r with 
 " 8d. STG." The Society can furnish no information concerning these two stamps ; 
 but supposing the surcharges to bo genuine, tiiey are probably only notifications of 
 insufricicnt iwstaijc applied after tlio letters wore posted. 
 
 With regard to the portrait on the Ten Pence, tradition has always assigned 
 it to Jacques Cartier; but in the Catalogue of the Collection of Stamps, S:c., in the 
 Museum at the IJorlin Post Onice, it is given as that of Sebastian Cabot. However, 
 as the same catalogue pronounces the portrait on the Six Pence of issue I. to bo 
 that of Lord Elgin, it is probably equally incorrect in the former case, more 
 esiwcially as a writer in T/w IMifcu' P/iifaMuf for July, 1888, .says "it is 
 identically the same as that of all the existing portraits of Jaopies Cartier, and 
 totally unlike those existing of Sebastian Cabot." 
 
 In the .saiiK! article on Canadian Stftm/is in Tlie II<d!f(u- PhiialcHst an 
 extract from the Postmaster-Ccnerars Report for the year 18.').') is given, showing 
 us the rcison for the i.ssiie of the Ten Pence value. It was, "To promote the 
 general convenience in i>ivpaying letters to Great Ilritain at the new rat(>, postage 
 sunups of the value of 10 pence currency, equal to 8 pence sterling, were procureil 
 anil issued for .sale." The same article gives the following extracts from the 
 rostmaster-deiieral's Report for 18r)7 : "To faciliiato the prepayment of letters 
 passing from Canada to England by the Canadian steamers, a new stamp l)earing 
 the value of fi jience sterling, or 7.} pence cu.rency, being the Can.adian Packet rate, 
 has been secured and put in circulation." The article goes on to say, "This stamp 
 was renilered necessary on account of the contract between the Canadian Govern- 
 ment and the Allan Line of Steamers in regard to carrying the mails, and by which 
 contract the postage w.is reduced." The other extracts read: "A now stamp has 
 also been introduced of the value J penny to .serve as the modiuin for prep.iying 
 transient newspapers." " Moreover, the Department has been led by the increasing 
 use of postage stamps to take measures for obtaining the Canadian Postage Stamps 
 
6'.I.V.I/>,I. 
 
 15 
 
 iii,'lit spparntp tlio 
 
 ic ll|p|i('I' "Hil. STO.," 
 lltci' Ixil'ilcl' of |W(I 
 
 piii'tniit (if <,>iiccu 
 iliiiiii'd Dvnl fraiiic, 
 rcinliii;,' " CANADA 
 ■ilicd "Oil. HT(3.,"or 
 or curroiiry, nil in 
 )lnin lines. Halk- 
 iif liiii'izdiitiil linos, 
 idrcls; (iiilcr lididi'v 
 •Imi^ 11, 12, l;J.) 
 
 STEIILIXG," 
 
 (1; viz., tlie Ilalf- 
 nd tlin otlu r with 
 tiifi.se two .stiini|)s ; 
 Illy notifications of 
 
 ».s always a.s.ii;,'ned 
 itanip.s, itc, ill the 
 Cabot. Ifowover, 
 ! of is.sn(i I. to lio 
 'oriiior casp, moro 
 888, .oay-s "it is 
 'iiuus Cai'tior, and 
 
 iix Phi'lafo/idt an 
 is givpii, showiiif,' 
 "To imiinoto the 
 new ratp, i)o.etaf{0 
 nj;, were prociirpd 
 extracts from the 
 ayniPiit of lettPi's 
 ew stamp iKarini,' 
 idian Packet rate, 
 say, "This stamp 
 Canadian Govern- 
 lils, and liy whicli 
 A now stamp has 
 iiin for prepaying 
 liy the increasinj,' 
 n I'oatrtgp Stamps 
 
 on sheets perforated in the dividin- line in the manner adopted in ]"nt;laiid, to 
 faeilitato the seiiaiatioii of a siii-ie stamp from the others on a sheet when rwpiired 
 for use." 
 
 Issue IV. 1857. 
 T/iivu valued. Trevioiisly deserihed, Imt iiiachine-iierfoiatcd. (lUustnUiuns 8, 9, 13 ) 
 (a) Luiti piijier, Pirfomtal 12. 
 (id., dull jnirpk'. 
 
 (n) Chaely-rihlicil thin jMiicr. I'trforakd 12. 
 id., rose. I 3J., vermilion, 
 
 (c) JFnvc jmpcr. I'crfnralcd 12. 
 Jd., ruse (shade-s) | 3d., vermilion (shades) 
 
 6d., violet-black (shades). 
 
 Hub-varklij. Perforated 13. 
 3d., vermiliun, 
 
 Iii:m<irJ,-i.—T]iii Seven Pence Halfpenny, f^recn, and Ten Pence, hliip, pprforatpil, 
 exist in the colleetion of a well-known Parisian collector. The authenticity, 
 however, of the perfurations appears to lie donlitfiil. 
 
 Issue V. Ist July, 1859, and 1st August, 1864. 
 
 Six values. Printed by the American liank Note Co., and consistinj,' of the 
 previous desi;,'iis, slij,ditly iiiodilied in order to ehan;,'e the currency from ])encp, to 
 cents. (t.NK Cent.— The same as the One llalfiienny, save for the alteration in 
 value. Two Cu.nt.i.— Almost the same desi'jn as the One Cent, but dilferin;,' 
 somewhat in the siiandicl.s, each of which eoiilains an oval, with Arabic numeral 
 of value. This stamp wa.s not issued until 1st August, l«Gt. Five Cent.s.— 
 Same design as the Three Pence, with substitutiim of the new value and numerals 
 of value and small ornaments between the two portions of the inscription.s. 
 Siiandnds cross-hatched. Te.n Cents. — Same design as the Sixpence, with substi- 
 tution of the new value, and the Roman numeral " X " in each si)an(lrel. Twelve 
 AND A Half Cents.— Same design as the Seven Pence Halfpenny of 18.")", with 
 substitution of the new value in the spandrels only. Seventeen Cents. — Same 
 design as the Ten Pence of 18.5.5, with substitution of the now value in the oval, 
 and in the lower spandrels. The leaves and beaver which separate the inscription 
 in the Ten Pence are replaced by small oval ornaments. The jjaper of this issue 
 varies considerably in substance, and the perforation is 12. Shapes; small oblong 
 rectangular for the? Five Cents ; small upright rectangular for the other five values. 
 {Itltutratiuns U, l."-), IG, 17, 18, 19.) 
 
 1 c, rose (sliades). 
 
 2 e., „ (shades). 
 
 .I c., veriuilidn (shades). 
 
 10 c, brown, black-brown, browii-lihic, reddish-lilac, purple (many shades). 
 12A c, green, eniei-ald-greeii (shades). 
 17 c., Prussian-blue (shades). 
 
 Var!dkii.—{\) The Five Cents has been met with imperforate, (d) The 
 Five Cents is also known cut in half and used with a Ten Cents to make up the 
 " packet " rate of 12J Cents. 
 
 ENVELOPES. 
 
 Two vnhiex. On paper laid obliquely, watermarked "Ca" aliove "p.o.n." 
 (Canadian Post Ollice 1 )epartnient ?), in double-lined letters, repeated twice in each 
 
10 
 
 OA.\A/JA. 
 
 envd..i,o. Sue, ^.J x 3| inchrs. Yollc.visl, «„..,, .xtculiny nearly tl.e lonyth of 
 l.c lai, The staini. is oinl.,.sHc.l in the ,.1.1.1 up,,er e.,rnt.r. DcsiKu; l)i«,l.,.nu..l 
 lieadof Queen Victoria to loft in whit, relief, on .ronn.l of «oli,l .olonr, enclosud 
 uitlnn a_ narrow oval ban.l inseril.e,! in Kon.an capitals, in white relief, "ca.nada 
 10«TA0E u the to,,, an,l the value in wor,l« at the bott >n, Shape of «tan,p, Hmall 
 upright oval. (///(w/m//'ww 20, 21.) 
 
 (a) (hi ;itllom«li-u-hiti: laiil jitnicr. FUii> ruumlcd, 
 5 c, vermilion. | ki e,, brown. 
 
 (u) 0„ hluM-vhik hi,l paper, t'h,, nmn puinM than in Varkty A. 
 5 c, vermilion. | lo ^.^^ ),ri,w„ ((). 
 
 T1I1<; JJOMINION OK CANADA. 
 Issue I. March and April, 1868. 
 
 Seven m/uex. Engraved an.l priMte.l in tait/r.luwc by th.. r.riti.sh- American 
 r,ank ^ote Con.pany, of Montreal an,l (Jttawa, on white wove paper, varyinff 
 greatly -n .ul.tanee, or on white lai.l paper; white gun,; nmehine perforate,ll2 
 Des.gnn: The central .leMgn i. th,. .sune in each value, an.l consists of a aiadenu,..! 
 prohle portr.a>t of Qneen Victoria to right, on baekgronn.l of horizontal lines, 
 enclosed w. tlun a narrow circular white line. The border,., the shape of the 
 labels, and the position of the numerals, vary in each value. Shapes, small 
 ..pnght recta,,gular for the Half Cent, large upright rectangular for th other 
 SIX values. {IllMtmtkm» 22, 23, 24, 25, 20, 27, 28.) 
 
 T. "CANADA roSTAOE." 
 
 1). "IIAM-. C'KNT," "one cent," " TWO,' 
 
 'six," "twelve AND A HAM'." " 
 
 ' THREE," 
 
 FIFTEEN CENTS.' 
 
 ^ C, black. 
 
 1 c, brown-red (shades) 
 
 1 c, orange-yellow ( „ ) 
 
 2 c., green, yellow-green ( „ ). 
 
 (a) WhiU: Viivc paper. 
 
 3 c, red 
 
 (i c, brown ( 
 12i c, blue ( 
 15 c, lilac ( 
 
 (sliuden). 
 
 (n) U'hiU horizonhd laid paper. 
 1 c, brown-rod. | i c, yellow. 
 
 3 c, rod (^^hade9). 
 
 (c) ]llv lull-white nme paper, 
 i 0., black. 
 
 RemarU-Th. One Cent, yellow, on lai.l paper, is not known to the 
 -Society. It IS tak..n from Ue Halifax Philatdist for July, 1888, page 74. Some 
 of the .stamps on wove paper have been catalogued with a watermark, consisting of 
 various Icttei^. It is probable these letters are portions of the name of the 
 papermaker, which most lik.'ly exists in the margin of the sheets. The Half 
 Cent, on bluish paper, is tak.-n from the sixth e.lition of M. Moons' Catuloyue. 
 
 Issue II. 1870-1874. 
 
 Fivevaum. Engraved nn.l printe.l in tallk-dowc by the British-American 
 Lank ^ote Company on white wove paper, varying in substance; white ^i-m • 
 .nacl.ine perforated 12. Tlie entire .sheets contain 100 stamps, each in ten rows 
 of ten. The size of the stamps and the designs are similar to that of the Half 
 Cent of the preceding issue, except as regards the bor.lers of the stamps, which 
 
CAXADA. 
 
 17 
 
 •ally tlio IcDsth of 
 Draif,'!! : Diiulciiu'd 
 liil colour, L'iu:los(!il 
 
 ilo IvUaS, "CANADA 
 
 ipe of slaiiip, smuli 
 
 Varklij A. 
 
 • nrilish-Amciican 
 'Vc papur, varying 
 liiu' i>L'if(jiatc(l 12. 
 iist.s of u Jiadunicd 
 f lioiizoiital liui's, 
 tlic shape of tho 
 u. Shapes, small 
 liar for tiiu oliict 
 
 wo," "thuee," 
 
 iides), 
 ., ). 
 
 ., ). 
 
 ' known to the 
 S page 74. Sonic 
 lark, oonsiHting of 
 tho iiunio of tliu 
 leets. The Half 
 s' Cataloijue. 
 
 British-American 
 ICC ; white gum ; 
 pach in ten rows 
 that of the Half 
 le stamps, which 
 
 (liffer for each value. Tlie Six Cents was not issued until .lanuaiy, XXVl; while 
 the Ten Cents did not niakc its appeiiranci! until the end of 1871. (Illiuitratwiin 
 29, 30, ai, 32, 33.) 
 
 1 c, orange, yellow (sliiwles), 
 
 2 c, green, yellow-gruen (shades). 
 
 3 0., vurmilioii, red, rose, Veruiiliun-red (shades). 
 c., brown (sliiuleH), 
 
 10 c, lilac-rose (shades). 
 
 Viirictien. 
 (a) 3 c, iniperrcjrate. 
 (n) -Ic, perf. 13jxl2. 
 
 RamirK-ii.—Tho IlaH/ax Ph!lHtd!^l, in its nuniher for Fehruary, If^S', mentions 
 that the Three Cents exists in very dark hrown, almost black. TIk' speeimi'ii seen 
 was unused, and purchased among others from the Post Oflicc. Probably the chan-e 
 ill colour is due to oxidation, or some other accidental cause. 
 
 Issue III. 1875-1876. 
 
 Oiw Vdlm. Similar in design to the stamps of the two last i.ssucs. The 
 stamp first npiK-ared on Octol)er 1st, 1875, with large dimensions, like those of 
 Issue I.; but in March, 1876, the size was reduced to that of the stanii)s of 
 Issue II. The perforation of both varieties is 12. {Illuntratioiw 3i, 35.) 
 
 (a) Lanje ske, 
 5 c, bronze-green (shades), 
 
 (n) Small eke. 
 5 c, bronze-green (shades). 
 
 Issue IV. 1877-1880. 
 
 Oiic mine. Tho Fifteen Cents of Issue I. printed in modilictl colours. The 
 perforation remains 12. (IllustratiuH 28.) 
 
 January, 1877. 15 c, grey-violet (shades). 
 End 1880. 15 c, slate ( „ ). 
 
 Issue V. July, 1882. 
 
 One value. A Half Cent .stamp of similar design to that of Issue I., but 
 of much smaller dimensions; printed ui)oii white wove ikiiwt, and [icrforated 12, 
 The stiimp was produced by tho same firm as the preceding issues, and tho sheet 
 eontttius 100 stamps, in ten rows of ten, as before. {Illustration 36.) 
 
 I c, black. 
 
 Issue VI 1888, 
 
 T/iree values. Consisting of the Two and Ten Cents, Issue II,, and the 
 Five Cents, issued in March, 1876, with the colours modified. The Two Cents 
 was described in the Philatelic journals of the above year as printed from a 
 new die, but on comparing the stamp carefully with that first issued, no alteration 
 can be discovered in the design. (Illustrations 30, 35, 33.) 
 
 2 c, emerald-green (shades). 
 
 5 c., greenish -grey ( „ ). 
 
 10 c., carmine-red ( „ ). 
 
18 
 
 <JAX.\/>A. 
 
 with "i.KTTiiii «r.\Mi', 
 in tliu ujipui' cunit'r.s. 
 
 REGISTKATION STAMPS. 
 Issue I. November 15th, 1875. 
 
 nnr valuer. Kn^.av..,! „„,1 print,.,! in Ml/r.,!,,,,,., l,,y tlio l!riti«l..Aincrican 
 l.,.nk JN„t,. C,.. uii whit.. w,.vo imiH.r; whit," Ktini ; iimuhinc-|M.if,„at..,I ]2. D.M.r,,. 
 
 al. enKino-tUMK.,! rartnur/,,; with .sn.ll.,,.,.,! ...,1«..« ;tt t,.|. ,,..,1 h„tt , and lal.ls with' 
 
 valiR. II, f„ll, at th,. lw„ ,.,uk S,„all sfai^-ht iah..! ah„v. in«cril,.,l "caxa..a-" 
 lar^c ,M,rv..,l lal„.l in cw,!,,., with " liiCMSTK.u;,,," a.ul «n,alic... cuivcl hihul h«i„w, 
 
 " "" '" "■''''^' K'<nian cai.itals. Larg,. Aialjic nuinural of vuluo 
 
 «haiH., iianuw „hl„n,!, ivctangiilar. {Il/u.ilraliuu 37.) 
 
 2 ,.'., uran.vfu-vi.rniiMiin (sliailus). 
 •2 c, brown (ciriii' /). 
 2 c, vciiiiiHiin-ri/,1, 18HS ( „ ). 
 .'■> c, gri'en, yi'llow-Kreon ( „ ). 
 8 c, bhie, dark liliie ( „ ), 
 y<tndii. c, (,'rcen, iniiicrlorrttc. 
 
 7?p/»a//x— Tho I'i-ht CVnts was withdrawn fr„ni circulation in January, 1S78 
 i!'l T,r'r^' iiniicrforatc i« taken from T/w Ilali/ax Philatelist for i\o'vcn>l«.r, 
 1888 W.th regard to the much .l-'sputed Two Cents, l,r„wn, the n.cmh,.rs of the 
 .Soe.ety thnik tl>ey cannot do l,ctter thati rcpro.iu,.. h,.re the interesting article 
 imblishud m the abovu-menti,mc.,l paper for January, 1888, upon this stamp. 
 
 "TlIK CAXADIAX ERROR. 
 
 in )h','.'''lv ,?""'" i^'"'" ^'".'^ '",'""■" VJi''^"''ti"». i'^ It tl'i« ti'Hi^ mentioned frciuently 
 n ,i i 1 ,;i'; "T'i "''"•■ •''■"''"^'"'^ l'>'hli,.ations. As there .seen.s' to bo 
 n>„U,,,l,l,. lonht as to th,; origin, an,l as I was in tlie main instrumental in 
 
 1 ';:;:;!:::; il;ir^.;b,2';,!'K;;'- ■""■''^- ^ '--^ ^^^^ '« ^^^ «. infom^ti^" 
 
 frm„ "<},'""" ^t'- '."r;"'"'"",''^ ■'^""""'•^'' ^^'''''> I »''^ ■'*''o«'» i' rogistorcl letter received 
 frmu Ml cou Ligh liouse l-ost-olli.,., in Xew IJrunswick. It liad a urown Two 
 Unt registration s amp on it-a ,.|ear unmistakal.le ,lark brown. I immcdiatelv 
 wrote the pos n.aster there for information relative to them. He ans " ai d 
 sai,l that he ha, twenty-three ,m ban,!; that he had or ginally rec • fi V 
 rum the 1 o.s Olhce Vpartment at Ottawa; an.l that they were , ,owx\S 
 r,.eive,l them This h,. .state.l positiv..ly. I then sent to bin for th m 
 
 on!y ;i::;u;iJr""' ""'"•*' '•"" ■"■ '""^ "^^'' ^^™ "^ '■-"' - ^'-t i -"i-u 
 
 "Th,«o stamps I sl,ow,...l to ,sev,.r,d i,hilatelists, aii,l ,.oul,l n,H -et two to 
 
 S al \i ""'v,i7"' ""m 'If'"' ""'' '' "'" '^"" '" '•"■ 'Atmosphere froi, 
 IC V o : ^ . "■"•'''' '''","' •'' ""■''•"■"''• J" tl'c meantime Mr. F. C. 
 
 Kaye came a,-r,.ss another nrgisterd letter with bniwn registration stamn Tl^^ 
 tunc It was from the Post-otlice of New Ross, in Lunenburg S Xs' Frim 
 this ofhc al,out fifty were ol,taine,I. The postmaster at this office was do 
 IK^sitive ..s to having receive.l them from the IVpartment at ( )ttawa in I r,,w , 
 Ihe same ohj,.c ions were raise,l to those as to the others, as to whether they we e 
 genu.no nuspnnts or not. In this .'as,, the atmosph,..re of salt water was m.ttle 
 
 colour. It ,s peculiar we ,lo not get more of th,.m. Changes by chemical mea " 
 
 re aso tr,e,l. The .my thing which woul.l turn the red of tl e ge ui e 
 
 colour to brown was sulphuric aci.l mixe.l with water, an.l this did not Xo a 
 
 go..d clear colour, having a somewhat greyish sliade in it. Tli,.se experiments 
 
 ™.^e rr,:;irr";', tr""'"'"' •''"" s-""—- An.i ..ow as if 't^r ;;:;£ 
 
 assurance in i,.gar.l t,. their g.muniencss more sur.-, w.. lin.l a tliir.I I'ost-ollice 
 
VAX ADA. 
 
 10 
 
 111' liiiii.ili-Aiiioriunn 
 
 'iHiltcil ll>. l)(',sl;,'li: 
 mil, iiiul lalii 1.1, Willi 
 imiiliiul "CANADA;" 
 ciiivml liil)(;l liulmv, 
 l)ic miiinjral of value 
 'stratiuu 37.) 
 
 II ill Jaimary, ll<78. 
 :lid for Novciiilicr, 
 III; iiicniliiT.s of thu 
 iiiUircstiiig aiticlo 
 this staiiiii. 
 
 with thon.. This was l!,.a„ly, in AMti,L;n„ish Co., N.S. Thnv w.mt, hnuvv.r 
 only SIX ivccivnl fi'oni IIiimv. Ih,. |,„s|i„„si,.i. hml tlir samo stu.v as th.' o||i,.,.s- 
 hc liii.l ivicivc'l them from the Hciiartiiiciit at ( Utawa in a lu'own roloiu'. 
 
 "Afl.T ira.liii- this, 1 ,|o Mut ihiMJc IJiat any icasoMal.ic-niiii.l,.,! i„.,s..n will 
 iloiilit tlicir gi'iaiiiii'iii'ss. 
 
 "Tho ])..partn.i,.nt at ( Htawa was wiitt.n t,. in n-ar,l (o tj,..,,,, l,„t n, „,,s 
 to 1.0 rxinTtwl, knew nothm- of them whatsofvci'. No ,loiil,t if they lia.l l».,.n 
 si'i'ii tlu'y woiilil not havi' liccii allowed to Iip issucl to the [lulilic, 
 
 "W(. ,lo not ,lony that liino ,lo,.s chan,!,.. th,. colour in stamps, hut with 
 thoso wo .lo not think that it lia.l anything' to ,lo. A frirml of „l,rs inh.rm..,! 
 us that in looking ovr a lot of ,,1,1 L.ttcrs wlii.-h ]„. |,a,l tak.n out of a trunk 
 ami wh„_h ha,l not 1,,.,., o,H.m.,l f„r s,.v,.ral y,.ais, h,. foiwal amon,- thnn several 
 re«lsten.,l letters,,,,,,. w,th Ih,. Iwo Cent ,v,;isl,ati,„, stan,], ahaost a hiaek, all the 
 otl„.,s l,av,„K t],e,r nonnal eolou,'. With ,|„,. e„nsi,!,,.ati„„ a„,l ,l,.f,,v„,,. to l„.it,T 
 ,)ml-es thai, myst'lf 1 hav,. no ,l,M,l,t in sayin- that it is my (in,, l„.li„f that th,,s,. 
 Caniula Iwo ( .■nt, hi„wn, ,'ej-istniti,,n stamps are a ■{enuine ,msp,Miit. 
 
 " DoXAi.ii A. Kino." 
 The momhers havo not had an opportunity (,f exnminin- any of the speeimeiis 
 referre,! to in M,.. Kind's pape,', so th,.y a„. nnahh' to f,Mve nn opinion ,ii,oii them 
 At the san,e time it shouM he atnte.l that copie.s of this stamp are frccpiently met 
 with showing ti'acos of oxi.lation ; some ehaiiKod completely to l.rowi, or even l,ln.k 
 in colour. It seoma theref,irc! prohahle that the specimens de.scrihed l.y Mr. Kin- 
 may he refciTcl to the same eate^jory. '^ 
 
 .'iitioned freipiently 
 there seems to ho 
 in instniineutal in 
 vc thu inforniation 
 
 ii'cil letter received 
 lad a nitoWN Two 
 11. 1 iinincdiatcly 
 He answered and 
 lily received fifty 
 vero niiowN Avhen 
 
 hini for them, 
 10 thiit I received 
 
 1 not get two to 
 due to the gum, 
 atiaospliere from 
 
 iu,ti„,e ^fr. F. C. 
 ion stamp, this 
 IJo., X.S. From 
 i olfice was also 
 )ttawa in brown, 
 whether tlioy were 
 ■ator was not the 
 of their changing 
 I cheniical means 
 
 of the genuine 
 d did not give a 
 lose exiieriments 
 
 as if to i,,ake 
 third I'o.st-oliice 
 
 OFFICIAL STAMP FOR RETURNED LETTERS. 
 
 1879 (7). 
 The stamp in shape is a large ohiong rectangular, printcl in lnm,-,ln>i<-f „|m n 
 white wove ijajwr, and perforated 12. The design consists ,,f a straight lal„l 
 of solid colour inscribed, in white block letters, "oiFinAt.i.v skai.ki.;" ab,,ve this are 
 the words "POST ofhce (JAVAnA," in a curvcl line; ami below the label " deau 
 LETTER OFFICE," also in a ,M,rve, both inscriptions b,.ing in sn.all cohaired Roman 
 cajiitals. The rest of the design is compo.sed of eiigine-tuniing, with orname),ts of 
 a tref,,il I'haracter in the four corners. (Illn-ttmliim 'M<.) 
 
 Without exprcsseil value ; ,lark reil-liinwii. 
 
 liriiiail{.<.—i:\\K only information the .Society can give almut this stamp is 
 contained in an nrtielo in The Uulifax Phllatelid for DiTembn,-, 18,^7, which is 
 rei)ro,liiced lioiv for thi' b, lit ,if those ,'ollect,,rs who „,ay not have seen' it. 
 
 "THE 'OFFICIALLY SEALED" DEAU LETTER OFFICE STAMP OF CANADA. 
 "While en,leavouring to afl'onl some information about tlios,. intcestin" ai„l 
 handsomi. ailliesives (.manating only fro,,, the ])ea,I Letter Oflice at Ottawa 1 nMr,vt 
 being unable to give all their history or ch,T,i,oIogy. What is sai,l l,e,e ti,e winter 
 has gaine.l his kn,)wle,lge by observation and exporienco. Doubtless thee are 
 others who can speak of i„altei-s connected with tlies," stamps which the writer 
 knows nothing of. In the first place they a,e scarce, very, which is to be accounte.l 
 for when we consnler the manner of their use. They are never foun.l on Local 
 I)ead Letters, regi.stered or nnregisteivd. What have been seen here have all come 
 from the United Slates, aii,l always on returned dead registered letters. I di-Jcovere,l 
 the manner of their us,. ,p,ite accid,.,itally. A fricn.l who travels in Canada for a 
 I nited States llriu show(.,l me a l,.tt(.r which l,a,l been n.turncd to his addre^^s in 
 Michigan, a„,l which he had p,>sted in Canada for a Cana,lian aildress, an.l r<.<'ist >red • 
 
20 
 
 t'/lXl/AI. 
 
 nn.l fnronnio ronnon, miKiliroctiim or wlmt no( lli.' I..|t,.f ww n, f i ii i. 
 a.l.l.vsH,..l_|,a.l Ih.,.„ s,.„t, to Demi I.H I i!. Htn ■ v h .. m I , ''''' '" 'T '' 
 
 Kh:;:;!:;,!^;::;:''" "^""""« « ;i»"i.i..:iir-':.;;E:;i 
 
 ... .iir:,;!;:;;,;;:" i:,:;^ n;'i;s,.'J:.?;:^ri":i:r"!:;iri 
 
 SMLKD— DEAD LKTTKII OKKK.'E.' " " N ' ANAUA— (IH.I(;UU.\ 
 
 "It wmihl bu npproprioto to Imvp tlio colour of tlin Btiimp hlark. 
 
 ">.''>. 2, C. I>. A." 
 
 ENVELOPES. 
 Issue I. End of 1877. 
 
 T,n,valH.,. On white ,«.,,..,, 1,mM „l,|i,,„.,|y. >vitho„t wntormnrk ; vollowish 
 «un, .xtan,l,n« noarly tl.o wholo l.-ngth of tl„. ,!,,, .hi.!, i. pointcl. 't Jlt 
 s .,.....„„. the r,Kht uppor corn-r. I...i,„. : l,i,,,„,, j,.'.! of g„oo„ Vict 
 o eft n. wlnt. r..lu,f, on (-roun.l of solid colour, onclo«c.l 1,- „„ oval 1 an.l inM 
 .u Kou,a„ cap.t«ls, .n white relief, "cakada ro«TAaB" at tl>e top, and the val e i 
 word, ut the bottouK 8hapo of ntau-p, large upright oval. (///L^W/J. 39, iU, 
 
 .S'(>e A. fij'„x3,'„ imhes. 
 1 c,, very pale to very dark blue. 
 3 c, verinilion (sliades). 
 
 iike Ii. .5,''„x3,-'„ i)ic/iM. 
 3 c, vermilion (.shades). 
 
 Issue IL 1881. 
 
 T,m vuhe. Similar in all respects to tho last issuo, except that the tiap is 
 tooguo-shaped, mstca.l of being pointed. (Illu.t.athmx 39, 40.) 
 
 tih.,i A 
 1 c, liluo (.-hadea). 
 
 Size I). ,'i,"„x3;i, inthts. 
 3 c, vermilion ((). 
 
 Jo " •^I'l inch.'ji. 
 I 3 c, vermilii • ^-liudes). 
 
 Issue III. 1888. 
 
 (///«l:.;f::j4o!""^ "^ '"" '^^ '^"'^' ""' ''- ''^' '- '-'-^''^ ^" ^""- 
 
 Xhc A. 5J'„x3,'„ iiirhef. 
 ' "■' ''''X'- I 3 c, vermilion (»). 
 
 ^V;-.: ;,'. r),i'„x3-',j tWi«.i. 
 3 c, vermilion. 
 
 ^«««r*«._The o.nvelo,K,s an.l wrappers of Is.suos I. and II., and the cards of 
 lsm.0 V, are frocinentiy met with, with the stamp surehargo.l in ml, blue, or black 
 w.t». the word 'oKKu.,A,," or "hkhvck," and son.etin.es the anus of G«, t Brit^^^ 
 are found .added to the left of tho stamp, an,l "n.An QUAnT.n«-G3nn H,Kr..s" i 
 two hncs lower down to left. T.ese surcharges are in no way official, bv-^ n.erely 
 duo to private speculation. "■"-no 
 
 \|tiu. 
 
Ill t ilcliviTccl tii piirty 
 '«', nil iM'iiif,' opened to 
 il LcUcr Ollici' Ciowii 
 'S., mill tlicii K'lit (III 
 iicil it, mill cxliiliitcd 
 
 iiid printed in lirowii, 
 
 I'ANAIIA— OKKldiAIJ.V 
 
 hlarh; 
 
 <>. 2, C. V. A." 
 
 ntermiirk ; yullowish 
 piiiiited. The staini) 
 1(1 of C^iictm Victoria 
 I oval band iiiHcrilHMl 
 up, and tlie value iii 
 UHnlruliunn '3'J, 10.) 
 
 Bpt that tlie Hap is 
 
 (>liudes). 
 
 i-osy-wliite in tint, 
 ion (1). 
 
 ., and the cards of 
 rod, Idufi, or lilack 
 s of Groat liritain 
 -GSuri niKLEs" in 
 nfficial, hv* merely 
 
 t.'AXAltA. 
 
 31 
 
 WRAPPERS. 
 
 Issue I. May, 1875, to end 1881, 
 
 Ow vulur. On lij.lit Imir ami yell,,wisii.«|,it,; wove iiinvaleriimrkeil paper. 
 Till' itiinip i.i inipie,M«ed at the ri-lit nide of the wrapper, ahout two and ii lialf 
 inelies fnmi the top, I)e,si-u ; Diademed piolile of t,>iioeu Victoriii to ri«ht \\\M\ 
 11 hai-kKioMiid of horizontal liiic.i, eiielo.sud within lui oval l.aiid of solid colour 
 contained hetweeii two white liiicH, the inner one of whieli ha.s ornaments running 
 round the central oval. The liaiid is in.scrihed in Roman eapilals "canaiia mistaok" 
 above, and " oNli cu.NT" l.elnw. At citlier side, between the two iM.seri|.tioMs, arc 
 Hniall eircles eontainiiij,' a fancy Arabic numeral of Value, Altove and below the 
 circles are conventional ornaments, and beneath the bottom ones a small Maltese 
 cross, ShajK) of stump, an uiirisht oval. The wrapjiers are xmiiim^d at the reverse 
 side in a straight line ulon;,' the lop. The },'um used is brown or white in colour, 
 and the ipiantity employed varies ^icatly in dillurcnt si.cciliiuna. Two sizes of tli , 
 wiajiipers are known, {n/iix/niliuu 11.) 
 
 Ste A. i'i''„x.'> inchcu. 
 I C, dark blue. 
 
 tshe 11. 11x5 7WiM. (Kml 1881.) 
 1 c, blue (li(,'lit to (lark). 
 
 Varidij, With the stamp priiileil to left. (May, 187H,) 
 1 c, dark blue. 
 
 nriii'ir/.y.—Th- band with stami. to left is taken from T/tc Hij-di Edlliim of 
 M. Morns' Ca/al(HjHe, where the si.e is given as -."JO x 105 mm. This variety is 
 unknown to the members of the Society. 
 
 Issue II. 1882. 
 One value. On liyht buff, straw, or cream-coloured wove un vatcrniarkcd 
 paper. Si/;e, 11x5 inches, varying slightly in the dimensions. The stamp i.s 
 impressed in a similar position to that found on Issue I., and the design is a 
 niodilication of the type of that issue. The principal alterations made are found 
 in the circles at the sides containing the numeral of value. These have now no 
 ornaments at the top ; while those at the bottom, with the Maltese cro,s.ses, are 
 replaced by other conventional ornaments of a diilerent pattern. The central oval 
 of the stamp has no ornaMients running round it. {I /I net ml ion 12.) 
 
 (a) Uii light huff paper. I (u) On straio paper. 
 
 1 c, pale blue. | i c, blue (shades). . 
 
 (c) On cream paper. 
 1 c, rdtraniariue (shade >). 
 
 Issue III. 1887. 
 One vuliw. (3n cream or straw wove un watermarked paper, of the same 
 dimensions as the preceding issue. The design of the stamp is once again modilied. 
 It is more like that found on th(! wrapiier of Issue I., but there is no wavy lino 
 round the interior of the oval, and the numeral of value in the circles has a white 
 line at either side of the ligure. {lUuntratiun i:i.) 
 
 (a) On cream paper. 
 1 e., ultraniariiiu (shades). 
 
 (n) (Jn straw paper. 
 1 c, ultramarine (shades). 
 
V.\ V.l/>.l. 
 
 OFFICIAL WRAiPPER. 
 
 on, , ./. >.mM.ilMK "f thu wmpiH.c „f IsMu r., Hw A, will, ms,.n|,t,un 
 to thu Ui „f III.. Htaiii|. in thivc lin.M ;,,. f„ll„ws : Mist, "imam, iikvkmk, 
 
 CANADA," ill fmicy IfttiTM, with Llipitui illilii.lH; Ki.,..,li,|, "WKKIIITH * .MKAriUltKH 
 
 SKHVU'E," in tall thin Un„mii .:,|.italH; lUM, " (>Jli''i'</ V,W»hi>;" in italiu .L.tlcr-. 
 Tln^rf I. an mnanimtal wavy lii„. l,..tw.M.ii 11.. lii«l an<l seciM, and h......i„1 aiM 
 
 lm.l liii.... Luwor .lown to loft i. tlu, w,.r,l "to," fullowiul l.y tw„ nilcl «tiai;.hl 
 
 Im..., tl„. l„,u.,iii „n.. liHiiK Hoin.Mvlmt .sl„„t.T lliun IIm- ull„.i'. ilHunill. llnsr lin... 
 int tho a,l,l,VH« is tlio fnll„winj. nnti,,., "Tl.i. l,aiM is to 1„. i,H,..l on ll.r Mair.styV 
 H.TV.™ only, an.l ni.ist havo no wiitin^ lln.n.on l.ut tlic naiiir aial a.l.hvM." 
 At tlir top of tliu wiappiT the ciuivali'lit I'V.ilich tlans|ati,.n of th,. pir, ...lili.- 
 
 T''!'^ " '" «iv". TlK. uhol,. of tl... kw'n.l iH ,„int.,l in hhu., of a lij^hl« 
 
 Mliaik' than the stamp. {lllH-<lntt!,m H.) 
 
 I c, ilaik MiU'. 
 
 lli>mi,U~T\w wiapp..|s of Issues I. and II. aro foiin.l with the sl.mip 
 8ur.har«..(l aiross the ..fntiv with the wonl "oi'I'Iciai," or "hkuvicu," in hhi.k 
 or l.lue ink. ,See the iviiiiiiks appen,le,| to Issu,. III. of the eliVeh.pes. 
 
 POST CARDS. 
 Issue I, June(?), ipvi 
 
 n«. m/.... I.esi.,„.,l ,„„1 ,,,inte,l l.y the IJlitish-Anielican liauk Nolo 
 Company upon li^ht hull eanl; si>, .,^1.;, i„,|,.„, ^, t,,., , ,„.^ ^^^.^ ,.,^,^ 
 
 of IMscnptlon. I'llst, "CANAMA fOHT eAKh," in Koma.l eapitrls; se..,,,,!, "Tins 
 
 AnDKKss ONU- TO m winmcN ox rins .s,i„,," in l,loek h.tteis. Lowe. ,lown are 
 
 hire n>le,l lines, ,liminishi„^, in h.nj;th,an.l the lirst is hea.le.l l,y the word "to" in 
 
 aney .script tyi- Hetween the la.st lin.. ami the frame at the bottom of the eani, 
 
 the centre .. IlntLsh-Aiiieriean liai.k Xote Co., Montreal ami ( .ttawa," in small 
 
 ^M.. The stamp I. „■ the ri.ht upper , „rner. l,e..i,n ; Diademed heu.l of (.M.een 
 
 \.c*.na toM.d.t, upon .round of horizontal liiie.s, within a dotted circle, which is 
 
 surrou.. .d hy an ornamental frame. The corners are lilkd in with horizontal 
 
 lies, and in the cc.,tre . each is a small tridohed (l.ure with three halls within a 
 
 tl.cle. _ At he bottom of th.. stamp is a straight laliel of ,s„li,l colour, with roun ' I 
 
 cn.ls, .ns,.r,l.cd "one ac.Nr," in H >n .apitals. The canl is comnlete.l 1,y „, 
 
 en,,ncdnrned fr..me ; size, n x - ineh..s. Th.. iiis,.ription and the khel of L,,. 
 at the hottom of the stamp are in darker .olour than the rest of the design. TIk- 
 canls an. separate, on th.. sh..et hy thin ....loured lines running the w!..,le length 
 of the canls. (Il/un/ratiim H.) 
 
 1 c., pale t.) dc.'p hliic. 
 
 Isstib IL 1876. 
 
 Onovuhw. '. .;.a' .o is ; I., hut the inscripth.n at the )),jtt,.m .,f th.. car.l 
 IS altered to .tk.. .|, ,..„, Dank Note C..., Monfval," and the cards are 
 s..parated on .!., -,.,; I,, „hort lines .i . ,Ln,r at the centre of the shies of the 
 cards. {IilustKi'i'n, W.) 
 
 1 c., pale to deep blue. 
 
 ih 
 
i/.i' A, with iiiMi rj|>ll<<n 
 
 r-*!, "iM.AMi IIKVKMK, 
 "WKKIIITM * MKAilltKM 
 
 rii/ar," in iiulii; .IcttiTH. 
 ii.^ciJii(l, iiiiil ki'ciiikI mill 
 >l liy twd nili'd Mtriiinlit 
 
 '1'. lil'llcilllr llicxc Ii||l.'r4 
 
 iiscil mi III! .Miiji'sly'H 
 
 II' iiiiiiir mill iiililrcM." 
 
 iitiiiii (if tilt' jirciiMliii;,' 
 
 I in bliio, uf a lighter 
 
 iniinl with the sliinip 
 
 '!■ "HliUVICK," ill Muck 
 rllVl'lojMJH. 
 
 Viiu'iiumi Hunk Xntc 
 tlii^ lii|i ail' twii liiu'N 
 ipiti:!s; si'i'iiiid, "tiik 
 'in, Liiwi'i ilciwii lire 
 1 liy till' woiil "lo" ill 
 111' liotliiiii nf till' raid, 
 ami Ottawa," in small 
 iili'iMi'il lii'ail of (jtiii'iii 
 lottutl cil'i:lr, which is 
 -il in with liiirizontal 
 li tlui'i' lialls wilhiii a 
 I cdloiir, with ii.iiii 1 I 
 1 is coiiiiili'tiMl liy Mil 
 lid till! lahcl of \ ,',1^ 
 !t of the dcsiii;n. Thi" 
 lili^' the whole lciij,'tli 
 
 ic bottom of the card 
 " aiul till' cards aro 
 u of the silk's of tlio 
 
 r.i.v.i/>.i. 
 iMue III. iHt January, 1877. 
 
 n 
 
 Oh.' r„h„: I »,'si;-ncd ami |aiMl,d l.v Ih,. l!riti.-.li.AiiH.rii'an l.aiik Not.. 
 
 ^'""•'""•V • " "J^l" '"'"' '"'•'•; -iV". I.'„ ■ ■•' iiHlii's. The iiLiription is in f„„r 
 
 liricH at thi' top of the card, Kir,!, ",sssu., x.^t i.m.i.," in on,,- ntal Kmnan 
 
 '■"l"'';'"' "'■• ': "'■'"""'■ "■'■■;" 'l'i"l. "'M'K"' KIN " in italic Ijomaii capitals, 
 
 f.mith, "rm.: ahmukm omv," .Ve., in l,|oi U h'llers. Lower down "ro," i,, fancy 
 
 Hcnpl type, mid three dnlled lines (or III Iilress, At III.' ceiilre of tile card at the 
 
 '"'ttoiii, in small type, is '■ llrilish-Ameiican Hank Note Co,, Moiilreal " The 
 
 slaiiip is in the riyht nppei rner. Design.. T lesion resemhh's the s'tanip on 
 
 Issiie T., l.nt Uie c.r. I coniainiii^; Ihe head is em losed hy a plain line. The corner. 
 "'■'" 'l.llcieiitly lllh'd in. and the lahel of v.dae is mm,, or.mmenled. The frame of 
 
 ^' "^' '" '■""il''«'"l "f ll.ree-ipiarler disc.., will, lai'Ker orn; nis o| a dilleicnt 
 
 nature at the four corne,.; size, (;>, x 0;> inches. Ulhirhalim, ».\) 
 
 2 c., yelln«-.„.iv,n (diaile,.). 
 
 Issue IV. July (7), 1870. 
 Ono vah. Similar in all le-pecls to the last is,sne, except nn roKards tlio 
 inscriptiiai and stamp. The inscription is in three lines, as follow,.- 1st "union- 
 .•..STALE UNiVKi,sKi...F.," oach Word commencing; ^vilh a Kom.in caiatal ; M 
 .'ANADA r..sT ,'Ani,," In Hmnm. capital.s, ihe initial letter of .'a.'l. wonl l,..i„J 
 lu liH'Kcr typ.. than the rest; 3ril, "tiik A.n.iirxs oni.v,' .Vc., (,, |,i„,k l,.t,„,,. 
 Ihe stamp 1.S larf,'i'r, aMd ahove and helow the circlo .MintainiiiK th.' head are snr.ll 
 arched lahcls of ..olid colour, inscrihcd "i'anada" and " iwr.'Ann " rcpectivdv in 
 Koiiian capitals. The l.ihel .'.mtaiiiii,„ the value is larger, and tli,' remainder of 
 the design is dill'erint. (f/tiistm/inn Ki.) 
 
 i c, ycll(nv-.;i'ceii (shades). 
 
 Issue V. June, 1882. 
 
 One value. Imiaeased upon light huff card. Size, .T,V- x ■2^% inclios. At the 
 top of the card is an archd scroll, inscrihed "ian-ada post f'Ani.," in coloured 
 Komaii ,'apitals; ami helow thi.s, in a straight line measuring -J'.' inche. "tiik 
 AimiUiSS TO nE WHITTEN ...v this si|,|.;," i,, Mock letters. The stamp, type i.f that 
 on the wraiMinr nf Issue II,, is phiccd iu the right upper corner. The ..ird is 
 without flame. (If/iii/mfini, 47,) 
 
 1 c, ultram.irine («liailes), 
 
 ' ■•- ''I'"' ( „ ). 
 
 Issue VI. 1888. 
 
 I Iho r„h,o. I'rinted upon light hull card as la,4, hut the staini, is n'placed hy 
 
 I one of the ..ame type as tlial found ..u the wrapper of I.s..ue I. 
 
 I c., Mae. 
 UomaH.-^.~nn. cud has m„ l,ee„ s,.ei. hy the Society. It is taken from the 
 third .supplement in M. Mo.'ii.s' Catahigue. 
 
 Issue VH 1888. 
 
 One ruluK Improased upon light Lull' caid, like the previous issue; hut the 
 
 i^tanip IS similar in type to that found upon the wrapiiers of Issue III. The line of 
 
 direction.-., "TiiK Ani.iiKss to v.v. wiiitte.v ,..v this sidk," measures only 2? inches 
 
 {I II Ml ml Ion 48.) ,,,/,, V 
 
 ' 1 c, Mile (shnilcs), 
 
a' 
 
 u 
 
 CAXADA. 
 
 varictTorurot 7\ ''T\ "' ''" ""'""'''' ■"'""•"''' '^^"-'-'^ -"thev 
 
 s z^ ^c::: '.. :;t %t''^^'- ^^ t.. t.,,, of u. ...» 
 
 ,.. 1 • ,; 7 "^ ^°^^ ^^^" '" I'lii™ "f " IAN-ADA POSTAGE." Tlip rci)Iv fimi 
 of tla.o canls ..s known to the Society, an.l their exi.sten<:c l.as .i„... l.eel. .lenie.l. 
 
 REPLY PAID CARDS. 
 Issue I. December 20th, 1882. 
 
 Oue vaJne. Precisely sin.ilnr to the sinj-lo card of Lssuo V, except that the 
 con half ha. the wonl "nKP.v" in block letters heneath the . r. 11 'x .. 
 are fohlcd alon. the to,, and the design i. in,,re..e,l upon the f.r.t and third ^.. 
 
 1 c. + 1 c, slate-blue. 
 
 Issue II. 1885. 
 1 c. + 1 c, slato-bluc. 
 
 
 Issue in. 1888. 
 0«6 ««te Cori-esponding in all respects to Issue VII. of t!ie single cards. 
 
 th'd lis ''°"'' "" '"'' "'' ^''^' '''■■^'^'" '^ ""P--^^ "1- tl.e lir.t and 
 
 1 c. + 1 c, greenish-black. 
 
 OFFICIAL CARD. 
 
 r.JJ"\^ ""^ •'"', "! "'" ^''''""" ^""''^' ^«''''«^« O^/^'-" f"i' "otifyi-'S to the 
 .?.m« the amval of a package liable to duty. A notice fonn is prh.ted at 
 
 Id l^lt^f ;";^''"''\r"^ «i--« '^■'' ^- "- 1-ticulars to I inserted " 
 Jiand. The face of the card has nothing whatever upon it. 
 
 Without expressed value. Black on buff. 
 
 i?«»«,-^-,s..-The cards of Issue V. are met with, with the stan.p surcharged 
 « oPncA. or «Knv.CE," Ac. &c. ; but, as stated in the ren.arks after ^ssluTr 
 he envelopes, the surcharges are in no way official. 
 
rart/.i (Icpcrilipil another 
 t tho toi) of tlie slam}) 
 STAnu." Tli(> reply uanl 
 II ill Uie stninp. Ni^itlier 
 has .since iieen deniuil. 
 
 NEW BRUNSWICK. 
 
 sue v., except that tlio 
 h the scriilh The cardy 
 ho first and thinl pages. 
 
 re iniprosseil in the left 
 
 I. of the single cards ; 
 ers beneath the scnili. 
 sed upon the first and 
 
 for notifying to the 
 form is printed at the 
 !ars to be inserted by 
 
 the stamp surcharged 
 rks after Issue 111. of 
 
 PRELIMINARY NOTES. 
 
 BY E. D. BACON. 
 
 IST^^-o ^'^^ '^''''^^'^*^^^ ''" ■"''"•'''''^'^ between 45'.')' and 48" 5' N. lat., and G3'47','in.l 
 -L^ 67° 5.3' W. long. ; it.q area is about 27,105 s-piare milo.s. It is connected with 
 Nova Scotia by a low isthmus. Xew Brunswick, in tlie early part of the last century 
 belonged to the French, and M-as called by them \ew France. At the peace of 
 1763 New lirunswiek, with the rest of Canada, was ceded by Franco to tJreat 
 Britain, and was annexed to Nova Scotia until 1785, when it ^ras erected into a 
 separate colony. It was first colonized liy IJritish sulyccts in 1701, and in 1783 by 
 disbanded troops from Now England. 
 
 Wo learn from the following notice, wliiuh appeared in The Itoi/al Ocao/fr, 
 published at Frcdericton, New Brunswick, on Septomber 10th, 1851, that the 
 introduction of postage stamps into this colony took place on September 6lh 
 of that year ; 
 
 "NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. 
 "A SUPPLY of POSTAGE STAMPS lias been received from England, and will lie 
 on sale at this ollice on and after Friday next, the Gth Septemlwr. Tlicy are 
 of the respective colours and values as under ; viz. : 
 
 '^""■'e* . ... Three Pence. 
 
 yellow . . . . Six Pence. 
 
 i'i"'( . ... One Shilling. 
 
 "Supplies will be innncdiately forwarded to all Postmasters throughnut 
 the Province, and through them to the Way Ollice Keepers, from whoni the 
 Public will he able to obtain them at cost prices in any quantities they may 
 re(iuire. 
 
 "N.B.— The postage stamps should be adixed to the /cice, or direction 
 Bide of the Letter, at the right hand upper corner. 
 
 "(Signeil) J. Howe, Postiimster-llenend. 
 
 "General Post OFriei:, Sr. John, is/ SVplcmhn; IS.'il.'' 
 
 Besides giving us the exact day the stamps came into use, the above notice is 
 interesting as proving which shade of the One Shilling was first issued. One 
 wouhl hardly rail any of the stamp.'* of this value j,hil,; as ollieially designate.l, Imt 
 the majority of tliem are a pinkish-mauve; ami these were undoubtedly the stamps 
 referred to in the notice, while the darker shades of mauve, or dull vhdct, are those 
 of later printings. 
 
¥\ 
 
 26 
 
 iVA'ir JiiirxswicK, 
 
 Tl,,. R.port of ,1,,. ]-nsl,nnstr,..(;,.,H.ral „f (;„,„, ]!ritain for U'u imm< 
 Mill, a l,s( „f Ih. Postal r,,t,.s of ||„.(;„l„„v in f, 
 
 '1 iMislai^c staiii)is. It say.- 
 
 'irn' at the time of the introduction 
 
 ''In l-'^-J^ an,! LS51 measures wore- .sucvo...siv.Iy inlrn,h„e,l l„r the 
 I'^tabhsliiiaait ol a low rate of iiostaj^e. 
 
 On r.ell(TS not exceclin- § oz. . . , ;j,| 
 
 Above A oz. and not exceeding' 1 t,z. " ' ' J;,|' 
 
 And ..0 on, 3.1. bcin,L; char-od lor every additional i oz. 
 
 "There is ,,n additional el,ar,'e of M. (li currency () each on Lelter.s 
 ^ ;M,ve,.ed a. M. ,r„hn and iMvderieton, the only places where let.er carriers 
 are cnijiloyed. 
 
 "Newsiiaptrs are conveyed free. 
 
 " On Books, &c., the charge i. as follows, prepayment bein,^ con.pnlsory : 
 For a sin-le volume, not exceeding i lb. in wei"lit 7J,1 
 
 Above 4 lb. and not e.xceedin},' 1 lb. " . [^ " j, g,,' 
 
 Above 1 lb. and not exceeding 2 lbs. . ." _' gs.' ea.' 
 
 And .so on, according to the English scale of weight." 
 
 Mr. John Howe lield (he position of Postmaster-General until May 3011. IS.IG 
 Md,on an Act eamo into force which made the ollice a political one. Mr. Franci^ 
 M ll.ehm was then appointed in his place, and Mr. Howe became Postmaster of 
 
 <m June Ml, ] ,s., , , .nd was succeeded by .Mr. John Mercer Johnson, jun. The latter 
 res.gne, on --^''vend.er Jnd, IS.',,-^, w],en Mr. Charles Connell to,.k olli.;.. Mr. Connell 
 vs..ned on May 19.1,, 18,i0, and was suc^ceeded by Mr. Jan.e.s Stea.ln.an. Mr. AS 
 1 hn.r was the Po.stn,aster of f.-rederieton during these and .several future years. Mr 
 (Stephen J K.ng ,s the present Inspector of Post-oliices, and Mr. E. Willis the Post- 
 mster at St. John As many eolleetor.s are aware, all three stan,ps of the iirst i.ssue 
 a c found cut „, two, d.agonally, and „,,ed for half their original values. Tho 
 Ihree lence is also known cut in half, parallel to one of the sides of the stamp; 
 and tho S^ 1 enco ex.sts divided into four cp.al triangular pieces, each part hei,-: 
 u ed as a T ree Halfpenny s,an,p, in conjunction witl, a whole Si.x Penn •, to nuak^ 
 up tb postal rae of 7^1. I have been unable to hn.l any olbeial' notice in 
 y « Lo,„ a,a.,e autl.or,z,ng the use of any of these n.utilatod stau.p. ; l,ut 
 ... n.terestn.gart,ch, pubhshed in ri,c PlulaHic R,.-or,l for October, 1880 eiearly 
 shows the rea,son for th.. bisection of the Three Pence. As the article points 
 out no half ,spee,n,en of this value is known used by it.self, but, tho variety 
 .s always found obht.Maled in connection with otl„.r Three Pennies or a Six P..nnv 
 stan,p n,,. |,ape,Mhen goes on lo say the ],alf s.an.p was used to n.ake up 
 the h.tter rale to Lngland, which was (id. ste.ling the >- ounce, eoual to T-d 
 <M.rren,.y, or for letters forwanh.! an the United States Jnd liritish I'acket, M 
 .^te..l,„g, e,p,al to lOd. currency. I have found out (hat the f,.,a„er rate was in 
 
 irf?!" "'^.i^^'^ ''^' ''"'- '""^ '^ '""' '""'"''''>■ '"■^■" '" "-■ -'"^' """' l"'"vi'ms to 
 that (latr. The latter rate came ii,to opcalion on January ls(, 1S57 l!esid..s the 
 letter rates to England, we learn from the following notice', published in Th. J^a/ 
 Oa,,ie for September Ifitl,, IS.";;, that two „f the new rates on Pamphl.'ts 
 ...<'..tu,ned theren,, could only be made up by using half (he Three Pennv stanm 
 will, some of the other values. ' 
 
ill for LS;")? fiiniislifs iis 
 tinii' of the iiitroduutioii 
 
 iiilniiliiifil for tliu 
 . (i.l. 
 
 tMcli on LotU-rs 
 liore lotlur carriers 
 
 bDing comimlsiirj- ; 
 
 . Is. 3,1. 
 . 2s. 6(1. 
 
 I until :\riiy 3011,, ]85G, 
 iciil one. "Sir. Francis 
 Ijocanio Postmaster of 
 'Plic'lini ri'sii-ncl oWU-,: 
 iliiison, jini. Tlu; latter 
 xk oili.T. yir. Coniu'll 
 Stoadinaii. Jfr. A. S. 
 ■oral future year.s. Jfr. 
 Mr. K. -Willis the Post- 
 tamps of the lirst issue 
 original values. Tlio 
 ho siikvs of the stani]); 
 liecos, each part being 
 Ic Si.x Penny, to make 
 any oflieial notice in 
 uitilatud .stamps; hut 
 Octolier, 1880, clearly 
 As the ai'ticle point.i 
 self, but the variety 
 -'iniies or a Si.x ]'i>nny 
 as useil to make up 
 ounce, ecjual to 7,1,1. 
 1 Pritisli Piicket, 8,1. 
 e former rat,' was in 
 ■ioiiie time previous to 
 t, 1857. Desiiles the 
 blishcd in T/ii> li'ii/aJ 
 rates on Pamphlet.s, 
 Tliri'e Penny stamp 
 
 .v/;ir isiiUNswnjK. , 27 
 
 "XOTU'K To TIIK I'L'libU'. 
 
 "On a,„l after tli,. first ,lay „r Octol.er next the Inilowin- will be the rates 
 
 on lamphL^ts sunt ln,m New Bruiiswiuk t,j tJreat liritain, viA llalilii.x ; vi^. : 
 
 For a I'a.ket, not e.veeedin;,' 4 oiniccs in wei-lif, ;j,l. Sterling, iA. Currency. 
 
 For a I'a.'ket e.\cecilin- 4 ounces au,l not exceedin- half a pound, Ud 
 
 bterbn;,', 7*,!. Currency. 
 
 For a I'acket e.xceclin- half a pound an.l not exceedin- one pound Is 
 hterlnij,'. Is. ;id. Currency. 
 
 For a Packet exccclin- one jHjund an,! not exceedin- one pouiul and a 
 
 hall, is. („l. Stcrlin.i;, Is. liij.d. Currency. 
 For a Packet excce.lin- one pouu,l and a half an,l nut excce.lin- two 
 pounds, is. Slerlin.L,', is. (i,l. Currency. 
 An,l .so on increasiuf. seven pence hallpenny Currency lor every additional 
 ha pouml or Iracl.en of half pound. From the same ,lale printcl or 
 
 lieyulations of the Colonial iJook Post. 
 
 "(Si-ncl) .1. Jr. Johnson, .Ir., I'o.lmader-Gciicml. 
 
 "r„;N|.:i!Ai, I'.isT OrncK, F'roN, Uf/i ^pL, 1857." 
 
 Tin.re is no stipulation that th.. ab.v.. rates must n.^cessarily be pr,.pai,l an,l 
 have no ,„ubt fron. the Cdlowin, notice, which was published in th /y J 
 J,.lal Ln,.l. for October 1st, 18.59, that eorrespon,l,mce between the Unite,! 
 K.n,do,u an, all th,. North An„.rican Cd.mies was fre,p,e,dly forwar.led ei 
 wholly or oidy partly prepai.l from both si,les. 
 
 "NOVA SCOTIA, N1-:W BRUNSWICIv, AND NEWFOUNULANU 
 "Lettkus for Nova Scotia, New liruuswick, and Newlmn„llan,l, if p,.te,l 
 u .pa..l, or n,su luaently prepaid, are now charged on ,leliverv w ,h a I ne 
 ot (id. each m a.lditi.ju t,i the posta.-e." ' 
 
 A similar noti,.e ha.l pr,.viously appeare.l in th,. /'„./,,/ ,;,i,l, with reference 
 KlwanfMam; '"" "" '"''''"'""' '"'" "" "' """""■""" "''"' '"^""'^ ^"^ l'""'- 
 This a,l,lition of a lin,. ,d' Cnl. upon unpai.l or insuiliciently pr,.pai,I letters 
 wo„l,l naturally cans.. sen,„.rs to be anxious to see their ..orr,.s,,on!lem.o pre I ^ 
 s an,pe,l, an,l eonse,,uently a ,,oo,l n,any n.or.. cut stan,ps wouhl be r,.,p,ir,.,l .f,,,^ 
 the appearance of tln.s notice, which no ,l,a,bt was publish,.,! in New Prunswick 
 he same as ,n th.s counf^ We sh,ud,l ,heref„re exp,.ct to ,in,l a ,r,.ater nund.r 
 of l.,.lf Three Ponnys postmarlaM after (),.t,d„.r 1st, 18.-,!), than pr,.vi,M,sly t,. that 
 .late. As regar,ls the bisection of the ,Six P..ncc an,l On,. Shilling values there 
 .-,. no he san,e rai.on .IVfro ; but the varieties an- p,.,d,ably ,lue to one .r jl.rhaps 
 both of th..se causes: („) The public .se..ing the Three P,.neo was allow... t„ ' 
 useil in this wa- ' . . . . 
 
 se, m his way, may have ..onchule.l th,. two other .stamps nnVht b,. similarly 
 
 ...ph.c,l, ami n„t bavin, th,. value by tl.m tlu.y r..,pdr..,l ^t the m.u f 
 
 mnufa, ur,.. ,t out of e,th,.r the .Six Pen..c or On.. Shilli„,, (,,) Or it may l.'. 
 
 ..U -nan. Post-o,li..os fell sh.a^t of Thr,.,. P,.nny au,l Six Pe m- stamp ,„ 
 
 JJ.ue.l th,. halv..s .,f the two bio,,,,, ,,,,„„ ,„,„,,i,.„„„^. ,„„., ^^ ^;,„^,, ; '> 
 
 U e,u,n..l val,„. was ,„ain..d. AM,a„.v..r was the true cause of these vJinies 
 
 em 
 
 mi 
 thi 
 
 wh,.ther they emanat,.,l fr,iiu tl 
 olliee, th,.y were ,.|.rtainly allowe, 
 
 I 
 
 ■an a,l.l no further inf 
 
 lulili.. 
 1 by tl 
 
 or wi.r,. issu,.,l in this state by the I'ost- 
 
 ii. postal ollicials to frank 
 
 .M., 
 
 \oinl that found in the articli 
 
 orination about the half Thre.. P, 
 
 con.c,sponili.nce. 
 
 e in 7V»' Philatrllr U.conl, I hi 
 
 my stamp sur(.harj;e.l 
 
 ive a 
 
 Ireaily 
 
y 
 
 28 
 
 .VA'ir umwswicK. 
 
 ...enUonnl, an.l th. p,,na.ks in . sMpplu-.H.Mtary pniHT in (1,. ,„,n,1,er of llmt 
 journal fo. January, 1887. I entir.ly a,.... with ,1,,. ,.ndusion. the writer . 
 
 ■■' all i,r„l,alMl,ty th. vanoty ... altn...tl.er " l,oj-u,s." At tl,.. .san.o tin,., [ho author 
 .s,u|rl.«,.s„.erroru.l.on he says tho charge for delivering letler.s in the towns of 
 
 .e,loruton anil St. John m 18.^,7 was Id. oa.Ii, and not Ud It is true tlm 
 I>o.tn.aster.Gencrars report for that year .speaks of Id. as the\'u„rchar'ed h 
 wc must hear .n nnnd that this is probaldy Id. sterling (all the other ratts beh.g 
 quoted n. tns way), wlneh would therefore e,,ual 1^1. curreney, and Id. would 
 most hkely he given m the list as the nearest e.juivalent for IJd. curreney. A-ain 
 
 - --rk "tha wh., the cents i.ssue took place in 1860 no stan.p was is;., 
 any heu. approadnng to the value of ]|.l." i. cpmlly applicable to the value Id., 
 
 the n 1 f'"f. ' tr.r "■'"' """''''"^' '" "'" "'""'"^'"'^^' ""^ '-"-I »»"! ,uit 
 
 tnc em I (it the year 1803. ' 
 
 The annexed notice is fcund in The Royal aa::dh for August 3rd, 1859 : 
 
 "Post Office DEi'AnT.MENT, 
 
 Fi;iiiii:i:icTOx, Gil, Jnhj, 1859. 
 
 .'ulo'led"' Sf ■ °" ^' "'' ^'"' °"''' K'=«"'"ti"»« i^ ■•q'^iiled, and tl, 3 following 
 
 "Printed Bo,jks, Periodical Publications or Paiaphlct-s, .m.lor sixteen 
 ounces ,„ wc,gl,t, can be forwarded by P„.t in New ]lrun.«-ick at the rate 
 ot one ball penny ))cr oniice. 
 
 '■ IVinted M„.,ic will be allowed to pa,ss through Post in New Brunswick 
 under the .-.anic Itegulatioiis as Paiaphlels. 
 
 "Pnnted Circulars, Catalogues, Hand Bills, and Prices Current posted 
 m New runswck will be liable to a rate of one half penny ea rbt 
 to the lollowmg Rcgiilat,ons ; viz. : ■ j , ,i>.v-t 
 
 "The Postage niast be prepaid. 
 
 si.1e .".^'"'' '"."frv" '/' ".^'"'",' ""■'«''"'' "'■ "■ ■^'■'^'"1. open nt the end or 
 s>de ; the word 'Ccula,-,' 'Ca.abg„e,"IIa„d Bill,' or ' P.ice Current,' as the 
 case n,ay be, n,ust be written or printed on the face of the Cover ; and each 
 Package must weigh under half an ounce. 
 
 bv P,vt"tV ?' T f"':' "'""'"»"'- '■""■'^^■^f' '=<""'"i^' into New P,-u„,swick 
 by Post f o.n the L„,ted .States, Canada, Nova Scotia, or Piincc Edwa,xl 
 Island, w. 1 be subject to one half penny PosU.ge, to be collected on delivery 
 and must be taxed accordingly. ^"*'-'y, 
 
 "(Signed) Charles Cornell, i-.m.g." 
 The postage on the abo^•c ntu.st, I think, have been pr..paid in „,onev until 
 th .sstto of the One Cent stan.p in May, 18C0; f.,r it is dillicult to see'h.,w a 
 halfpenny yah.e could have been i,„p,.ovise.l .,ut of the three st.unps then current 
 iMyn, tl,.. f,>d,,w,,,gM..,tice, take,, f,.on. nc /.V,,/./ ^Vav7/. f.,r Ja,u,,.ry 19lh, 18,'^^ 
 
 1:; a ;;r:;:'i>;;r '^""^-'"^ '"'- -"- -' '- '-' '-'"'"^ '- -^^-^ -•-^. - 
 
 " PARCELS BY POST IN NEW BlirX.SWICK. 
 "From the 1st F..bra,ary next a Parckt,, not weighing over Two Poun.ls, 
 « II be CO, v..y«l by ,„a,l between any of the Post-ollices in New Brunswick 
 They must be prepa„l at the following rates by P.,stage Stan.ps only : 
 For any weight not cxcecling 1 lb, . . . Is ,3.1 
 
 For any weight over 1 lb., and not exc....ding 2 lbs. '. 2s! (J.I.' 
 
 " (Signed) Charles Cosnell, ]'i>.'<tmusUr-(!ciurut. 
 
 "(!exi.:„ai, Post 0,-f,ck, F,!,.:ii|.;„ie,0N, .;,nnmn/ VM, IS.Ii)." 
 
 . 
 
 ii-. 
 
in till' minilior of tlmt 
 L'hisioiis tlio writoi' cdiiicsi 
 to yiiivc iloubt, uml tlmt 
 thn siimc time tlic imtlior 
 K h-iU-m in tliu towns of 
 iH't l^il. It is truu tllG 
 IS tho mini clinrgoil, but 
 (nil till.' other rato« boiii^ 
 cmTCMicy, and Id. would 
 r IJd. curreiiiiy. Again, 
 CO no stamp was issued 
 lilicablu to the value Id., 
 s, not i.ssuod until (^uito 
 
 August 3rd, 1 859 : 
 
 MENT, 
 
 N-, 61/' Jiihj, 1S59. 
 
 , and tl)3 following 
 
 K'tS under .-iLxUrn 
 ui;;wi(.k at the rate 
 
 in New Brunswick 
 
 :iM Current i)o,sted 
 enny each, subject 
 
 pen at tlie end or 
 ice Current,' as the 
 e Cover ; and ouch 
 
 ) New Urunswick 
 3r Prince Edwaixl 
 lecteil on delivery, 
 
 OXNEH, r.M.o." 
 
 repaid in money until 
 dillicult to .see how a 
 i: stamp.s then current, 
 for January 1 Dill, 1859, 
 < the earliest colony, to 
 
 •ICK. 
 
 lev Two Pounds, 
 New Brunswick. 
 n])9 only : 
 Is. ;}d. 
 
 2s. Cd. 
 masUr-dcHtml, 
 
 I 
 
 NEW URUNSWICK. 
 
 20 
 
 T have now exhausted all the new information I iiave colletted concerning 
 thp Postage Stamps of New Iiruu.^wick, and I have no further particulars to give 
 youaboutthe8tan.ps i.ssue.l in 18G0, beyond what we (ind mentioned further on 
 in the Soei(!ty's list ; neithe:- can 1 add anything to the liistory of the Five Cents 
 "Connell" st^mp so carefully related in the paper rei.roduccd from The IMifax 
 rinhttdist. Th(. stamps of this Colony became obsolete on the 27th of May, 1867, 
 upon the formation of the Dominion of Canada. 
 
 REFERENCE LIST OF THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY, LONDON. 
 
 Issue L September 6th, 1851. 
 Three values. Engraved and printed in iaille-douce by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, 
 nnd Co., of London, on stoutish blue wove paper, varying in colour from deep 
 to pale blue ; yellowish gum, imperforate, De.'iign : In the centre, in an octagonal- 
 shaped carimtcho, with engine-turned border, is the Royal Crown. Above, below, 
 and on either side, is an eight-rayed star, containing the heraldic tlowers of the 
 United Kingdom. The upper and lower have the rose, tliat on the left the 
 shamrock, and that on the right the thistle, the rose in the lower star being 
 inverted. A curved white line surrounds the stars, the angles formed by which arc 
 filled in with floral or.iaments ; engine-turned background. Reticulated side labels, 
 inscribed with n"-ue of Colony in plain Roman capitals; "postage" in plain block 
 letters, and the value in various type. That on the Three Pence is in plain Roman 
 capitals, and in block letters on the other two values. In the Six Pence both 
 the word "POSTAGE" and the value .show a line of colour down tlie centre of each 
 letter. Plain lozenge in each corner of the stamp, with coloured Arabic numeral of 
 value. Shape, lozenge. {lUiuitraHons 49, 50, 51.) 
 
 Upper left border, "new;" upjier right, "DnirNswicK ;" lower left border, 
 
 "THREE PENCE," " SIX PEKCi:," « ONE SHILLING;" loWcr right, "POSTAGE." 
 
 3d., vermilion (shades). 
 
 6d., yellow, orange yellow ( „ ). 
 Is., lilac-maavo, violet ( „ ). 
 
 Vandiiin.—Thc Three Pence exists upon white paper, luit the variety is only 
 due to the discharge of the blue colouring .natter ii'om the paper, as the stamp was 
 never printed upon white. Each of the values is met with cut in two, and used as 
 half the value of the .stamp .so mutilated. The Six Pence is also known divid(;d 
 into foi. ■ triangular pieces, each (juarter being used, in conjunction with a whole 
 Six Pence, to make up the postal rate of 7-Jd. These bisected stamps were used to 
 prepay the postage rate to the United Kingdom, which in 1857 was reduced to 
 7-^d. ; and as there was no stamp of this value in use, recourse haa to be made to 
 these varieties. The Three Pence has b( en seen divided obliquely, and surcharged 
 in red " L]-." The same surcharge is also said to exist in black. Neither of the.se 
 two stamps has come under the notice of tlie Society ; but from curtain remarks 
 contained in two articles, which may be found in Tho Pliilatelie Record, vol. viii. 
 pp. 165 and 219, there can be little doubt that the su;charge is "bogus." 
 
 Issue II. May 15th, 1860. 
 Five values. Engraved and printed in /nille-'/„nce by the Am(!rieiin Dank Note 
 Company, of New York, on white wove paper; brownish gum; machine 
 
IC 
 
 30 
 
 .\E\V JJja'.WSUfcK. 
 
 IK'rforatcil IJ, Thr 
 ill ton rows of ten. 
 
 ;^;|ti'v sluM-t „f ,..,.1, v.ha. a.nfmn. 100 .stun.,,., ammgc.l 
 Xota Co., x\ew Vo-k "on tV^ • l' /n , "™ ^""' ''"' "American liunk 
 
 w 1 ]' "'''"■''• '""' ''""^■'' "l'"«"'toval.s in the lower con.er.s with 
 
 . Aal,,.. nunu.ral of value. Curve.! octagonal label helow, with V vt" 
 
 ;;:: ':rixii tr;;:: ei.;j tf iJ' : r" "■:?', '-r^ 
 
 fiill-fncc nortr.it „f ( i„ v- / ," , ' "'• ^ ''" ^i^^-w— J>mden.ecl, nearly 
 
 lieneatli the ov.l '"""^■S conta.n.ng Arabic iinmeraLs of value in white. 
 
 Mte,.l with.hite Kon,an capita., "sli' ^1: ^Ul^t:^ i::^^^ S! 
 
 ^or.er:f;::;o;;;e ' ,,^'i.r'^? ;,,«^::;f^'^ «"^'' '■; ^^•'^>; ''^tchin, an.i 
 
 Mn,l Twelve and a H,] P, ' ' ? ' ° ''""^' m:tansnlar for the One 
 
 "i .^" ':'-!"':' '"l'>''«''^ rectangnlar for the other three 
 
 values. (Illudmtwn 
 
 a Tr. 
 
 ">3, 51. 
 
 •>•>, 
 
 .^fl.) 
 
 MiW URUXSSVICK PObTAGE." Ij. 
 "TWKI.VE A.NU a HALl'," " 
 1 
 
 "ONK CE.VT," "l-IVE," "TEN-," 
 SEVEXTEEX OEXTS." 
 
 .'., lilac-l>rown, reddirth-niauve (slia.k's). 
 
 T) c, br()n/c--n.cn, -reen ( ) 
 
 11' c., soarli't-vonailiiin ( ) 
 
 12?, ('., Prussian Muu i " \' 
 
 17 f., l.lack " • 
 
 V If }• 
 
 Remarlcs, — Tit. 
 
 t... stan,p was never ,s.ue,. ,„ the public. In design, it is almost sin.iL TZ 
 
.\/:]\- niiuxswicK. 
 
 IS 100 .stiiiiii)s, arranged 
 on tlio inurgins of tlio 
 ts has "AmiTiciin ]Jank 
 aliiu and tlio Fivo Cents 
 s: One Cent.— Railway 
 ^^•llit(> Konian capitals. 
 I llic lower coniorB, with 
 lielow, with "uunt" in 
 'd in with lino hatchod 
 NTS.— 1 )i;id('nn!d, nearly 
 miu A horizontal lines, 
 npitals. Small .slantin- 
 ner.s, with white Arabic 
 :iSNT.s" in white Ronnin 
 and two onter line.s of 
 at .small .slanting oval.s 
 m cornor.s of the .stamp 
 ie nnnierals of vahio. 
 ransvcrso oval, lettered 
 the uj)i)or, and larger 
 rals of value in white. 
 TS" in white Roman 
 outer line.s of colour 
 ntrait of the Prince of 
 coloured ujiright oval 
 ' in each corner, with 
 il lid)el below the oval, 
 n with hatching, and 
 ■tangular for the One 
 r for the other three 
 
 ■IVE," " TE.V," 
 
 •s." 
 
 31 
 
 the .same time a.s the 
 Charles Coniiel], who 
 il his own portrait to 
 '•sting correspondence 
 August, 1888, which 
 and refused to allow 
 same time to obtain 
 ijcsty. The Connell 
 red for use, notwitlr 
 u Jlr. King's article 
 haost similar to the 
 
 Ten Ccnt-s, but the head nf Her Majesty is replaced by a full face portrait of 
 Charles Connell, and the nunnuais iu the span.jivls are Arabic, instead of Ron.an in 
 
 l^ype. The .stamp was pro.bieed by the Aiue,i,,,n l!ank X,.te C pany, of \,.w 
 
 \ork, printed in Vandyke-brown npo„ white wov.. paper, an,l perforated IJ 
 ImiH.rforate eopi,.s exist, but these can be look,.,l „,„.n o„ly „,, proofs. 
 {Ill list rut inn bi.) 
 
 "A PlIILATKLIC CHAPTKll IX TlllC IHSTOHV OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 
 
 "TIIK CONNKI.I, ST.\M1'. 
 
 "Thi.s .stamp has probably been di.seu.s.scl more than any other stami. or 
 ser,es of stan.p.s, that have ever been i.ssued, and still a decision has nem''be 
 arnved at as to whether they are ..says or whether any have ever done po a 
 T y\v ^'" ^"■'".''■■■'' "1"".'"!' *"'"'^ t'^ '"^ l''^'t ""■>■ "-ere in use, but only for a dav. 
 The « ay the .stamp ongniated was this: Mr. Connell, then I'o.stmaster-Oeneral 
 of Xew l.rnn.swick, was author,.se,l by a Minute of Council in Decendjcr, 18.59 
 to procure a new set of postage stamps, which the eh.ug,. in currency renleml 
 nece,s.sary. liel.evu.g that this Minute gave him full po^'er and discretion as t 
 des,gn.s, etc he ordered the plates for the values wan'ted-Oue, F v , Ten, an 
 Twelve and a Half Cents; and for the Five Cents had his oun por rait. The 
 
 ^nt i n " ". I' 've Cents, spok.i to some of his friends about then?, and of his 
 
 nt ntu n of gonig d<,wn to posterity thereon. This eame to the knowledge of the 
 
 the IS.SUO oefore it wa.s .sent out to postmasters for public use. As a matter of 
 cour-so they disapproved of Mr. Conuell's design for the Fiv,. Cents, and 1 wa 
 instructed by he Counc 1 to .lestroy them, and order a new lot with t " em'-v 
 the (,)ueen. lli.s Jr. Connell would not do, and therefore rcvsigued. The Five 
 Cents, brown, were destroyed, and .miy the other three values issiunl. 
 
 AT "'^'ff'./^^''- <r'"""''"'' '•'■■*'M''''ti'Ji'. !'<-■ wrote a letter to the Hon. J H T 
 Manner.s.button, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Proviii.:e, giving his reasons 
 for esigning his olhce. He, however, .says that he ,lid not resig:;, on account 
 of the stamp affair, but becau.se he could not agree with the Government ev- 
 liciuliturc of public moneys, and because he said that his colleagues did not have 
 conh.lence enough in him t,o back him n,. on a small matter ; that i.s, the is.snin-' 
 ot the iMvo Cents, brown. Through the kindness of a fri.md I have been enabled to 
 see the coinplete olheial correspondence, etc., belwc'eu Connell, the Governor, an,l 
 Conned in reference to this bnsines.s, and am giving them here. Several of the 
 letters contain a large amount of matter irrelevant to the subject in .niestion, and 
 dealing oiily with the political rea.soiis of Mr. Conuell's resignation, ami hese 
 parts not being interesting to the philatelic reader are hdt out. 
 
 "The correspondonce .starts with the letter of the Conn.il to the Lieutenant- 
 Governor after they had had the .lesigns submil(..,| to tli,.m. ^"-uanant 
 
 "(Coi'Y Xo. 1.) 
 "Memorandum of the E.\ccutive Council iu Conmiittee. 
 "To iris E.'a'knqi the Hon. J. IF. T. Ma)nier.-<-SHltoii, !Aent.-llw., dc, etc. 
 the OnoV-^nf'T y°"'' ENcellenoy to ai,],rove of, and order t,.' be distributed, 
 
 1 t? P f ' ?'V?"*' ,"'"' ^"■'■'^'^ '""^ "■ "''"■ f-''"' r-'^'^'n"' «f"mi>« procure, 
 by the Po.stma.stcr.General, au,l we farther a.lvise Your Kv"ell,..ncy to' order a 
 
 nf ?„ i;" l'?f''^'«,^''""l',t° ';^' ^'■•"'^^k, bearing tlie likcue.s.s ot the (^een, instcu.l 
 ot the iive Cent stamp already procured by Ur. Postmaster-General. 
 
 "'(.Signed) S. L. TiLLKY. R Mitch kll. 
 
 A. T. S.MiTH. Charles Waiters. 
 
 „,A 1 ,r ,„ W. II. STKEVE.S. OaVIUWaRK. 
 
 "'Approved May 12, 18G0. 
 
 " ' (Sgd.) J. II. T. Max.neus-Sutton.' 
 
II' 
 
 33 
 
 ^'l:]\■ BiwxtiWWK. 
 
 '"(Copy No. 2.) 
 "Letter from Mr. C. Cnnnell to tliu U.nt.-dovomor 
 
 Jiaa the honor of l.ei,,.- oi. Y ur Fx [1 v T ""' '''"'1 '""" ^'"" ' '"'^•« 
 Your ExcellLiicy. I'-xedluncy s lulvi.^eis, ii„l.af lue to iiihlrm, 
 
 the recent net of n.v o,l e,^ ,es n M > >H'.-«n- on me, I , ..laye.l action; Imt 
 a crisis, iho want o [ik^ 'ul,. , /, ^ <'"V"""'>'t I.'.'" l'Vo"Kht inntler. to 
 I was anthonzea in t e a' I ,''.,''"' "" ".r'''^'"^' '","1''''' ' I'-li-Vfl 
 
 •ninntosof connci,(Decen:;,:r:';.!,^i;t::;s;::,.:t^llj'!'''""' ''^ ""• ''■""-"« 
 
 Twelve IK IIal7SnU- '° "''""" ""^"^ '"■^'"«'-' ^"""1'^ '» "ne, Five, Ten, and 
 
 "'No. I. TELEcinAriiic DKsrATCH. 
 TTtc Hon. Clmrlca Conndl, JFooihtod- — 
 
 i..nea'nnt!i'S™l:ri:r a::^^:!:^ t cni"";r '^---'r'-r -nnot he 
 
 I'i.n. Ilecan mtallriKht. '" s in'''''^' ''•■'••" "li'"', l-'-K'^'l'li 
 
 " ' The Hon. K L. Tilky,I°- ^' TELK.RArnic Despatch. 
 
 " ' Woodstock, 28<A ^;,n7, 18C0.' ^'"*'""-'''^' Charles 6'onnkl 
 
 SELL. 
 
 "'No. 3. Telegraphic De.spatch, 
 " 'Hon. Charles Coimell, JFooihlock,— 
 
 can :;Sr:J ^n^'KSSr !:7in^!^ir '-^-"--^ '■«- ""'« 
 
 "'(Signed), S. L. TiLLEY.' 
 
 „ , , " ' No. 4. Telegraphic Despatch. 
 
 " Vftmcs Hale, Esq., FraJericton — 
 
 " ' See Mr. TiUey. Let issue of stamp., he stayed till Wc,lnes<lay next. 
 
 " • W00D.STOCK, 28ih April, iSflO. • ^ ^^''^>' Charles Connell. 
 
 "'No. 5. TELEGRAPniC DESPATCH. 
 
 " • Tlie Hon. R L. Tillcy, Frederidon,- 
 
 ^ .nade. Thought order .^Z^^^ ?^ a.i^^&'l "r^ 
 " ' Woodstock. 28.A A.nl, iscoV' '" ^' '"''"^'^^ ^'"•'"■^•="- 
 
 "'No. 6. Telegraphic Despatch. 
 " ' The Hon. Charles Connell,— 
 
 possible!"' "'''*• °'^"^"'^ ""^' "" «•>""''' "^-^ ''\ «»• John by Thursday next, if 
 •' ' Fredericton. 28<A April, I860.' " '' ^^ ^- '^"'''^'• 
 
 "'No, 7. TELEQRAPnic Despatch. 
 " ' The Hon. Charles Connell, Woodstock — 
 
 until'Si 'onS '""'" "^ ''^"''"^''' ""'>.l>«P''tieB onlered to retain ohl ones 
 " • FREDEmcTON. 28?;, April, 1800.' ^ *''"'^ ^' ^^""^^ "^^'''• 
 
 i!^'-^ 
 
 ■M 
 
rriiKc to the ftdminis- 
 'It lime that I Ijuve 
 iiliicu nil! to iidcln™ 
 
 Midftt till" sniiio tiiiio 
 ililiiywl action ; Ijut 
 lii<iiif,'lit nmttcrs to 
 in wliich I Ijclifvi'il 
 11- liy tlif lolldwiiif,' 
 
 One, Five, Ten, and 
 
 lal stamp rannot lie 
 
 I Hale. Tilrj-iapli 
 
 S. L. Tii.hKv. 
 
 dny now will nmke 
 .11 staniiw calle<l in. 
 
 Uil.eS CoNNKLL. 
 
 neral Iiere. Hale 
 
 S. L. TiLLEY.' 
 
 leflday next. 
 
 RLES C'oNNELIi. 
 
 'ednesday. I may 
 ipli nie as soon as 
 kI to procure new 
 
 Sa CoNNELt. 
 
 rimrsday next, if 
 
 S. L. TlLLE?. 
 
 retain old ones 
 James Hale. 
 
 -VA'II JIIIIW.SUJCK, 
 
 33 
 
 Dkhpatik. 
 
 "'No. H. Ti;lk<iiiaimii( 
 "'The Hon. Chorlen Cmmlt, ;ro»,/,,/„c/._ 
 
 . ,n" ' '^'"''!,"«='-"'''* •'^■'■c l>roniise,l riill Council to consider claims. Voitr nreqcnco 
 necessary 1 hursday evening «t furthest. (Si.„,a}, S. L Tm i.n 
 
 " 'St. John, Ma,j -Ud, 1800.' 
 
 fVnd' T''° '^"""""l 'I'e' "J, W'ls agreed upon, and disapproved of Mr. Connell'o Five 
 Cents, brown; and the loll.nvinf,' is their re, onnacndVtion to the Lieut -Uoveruor: 
 
 " ' (Coi-y.) 
 " 'fo //,•., ExctUmnj thi Hon. J. A. T. Mmiwa-.^ultoH, Licut-aovernnr-- 
 n„„ f ' ^\'''4''''''n ^'1"" '^•'^;;;''"V"'>' *" ''I'l'iove „f and order to he distributed the 
 One Cent, leu Cent, and Twelve and a Half C.Vnt postage stan.ps, ,'„.," 1 
 he Postmaster-CJenera ; and we further advis,. your 10x,:cllencv o c r h'r a Fi v 
 Cent ,,OHt^H.e Stan,,, to „• struck, hea.ing tl„. likeness of the (.^.tln i, s , hd' 1 e 
 I ive Cent »tan,p ali'eady procured by the I'ostnnuster-Ueneral. 
 
 "'(Sigucd), S. L. Tirjjcv. P. JIiTciiErr,. 
 
 A. J. Smith. Cii.mu.kh Watteiw 
 
 " -J/,,;/ m, mo.' ^^'- "• ^''^'''''■'- '^'""^ \^'^«'^- 
 
 " ' (Copy.) 
 '"Letter to Hon. Charles Council from the Provincial Secretary. 
 
 . v".' •^"!'~:,' "'A' directed by His Excellency the Lieut.-Oovernor to reouest von 
 o dist,.,bute the One, Ten, and Twelve an.l a Ifalf Cent postage stamps 'cui 
 by yo,,, and o direct yoj, to take the necessary steps to'l.ave"stn> k' ol [ a Five 
 Cent stamp, bearing the likeness of the Queen, for future distribution 
 
 "'Ilmve.&c&c, 
 '••neITon.C.ConncU,,.c.- ^'"""""'^' S. L, Tillky. 
 
 " ' (Cory). 
 '"Post Oiticr Drpartment, VMh Mai/, ISOO. 
 
 1 • "m'^V^"'" i',' '■'''''''r' "/ y"""' ''"'"'"■ i'llorming n,e that von have l„'e,t 
 lesired by l„s Exce^lc.cy tl,e Licut.-Oon.raor to re,p,est tl,at I w m d lis ril, ,te 
 he One, fen, and Twelve and a Half Cent postage tau.ps proc re b ,ue , ,1 
 
 to bvke stens to procuie a Five Cent sUuup Ibrlutu.e list',. I, , , V, 'wi 
 nform his Excellency that I was autlioiiaed, by .Minuter of c'ou ,i in I), , ,, 1 1 . 
 
 last to procure a One, Five. Ten, an,l Twcdv,^,,,ll ,^[ f cv r, o<^^a /e sU 
 
 c'd^s^i^bi^^ir "^»"""-"""« "- "0- iy ^ii-'iii- ^^ this oe •:j::;;entt::?;? 
 
 "'(Signed}, ' ■'' '' Charles CoNSELi,. 
 
 for distribution 
 
 " • r/ic JTon. S. I. Tilley. 
 
 "'(Copy). 
 "'Secretarv'.s Office, 17(/i Mar/, 1800. 
 
 *) i-.fl- '7^ ,"!• '"''^ ''f '''";': '''■' Excellency the Lieut.-Governnr you'r letter of 
 the 15tl, mst rohative to the distribution of postage stamps, and I am directed to 
 mlorm you that ne has referred it for the consideration of his Council. '" 
 
 " ' I have, &c., &c., 
 ••'mnon. C. ConncU. ^r. ,,,.."-' ^^'"'"•"'^' S. L. TiLLEV. 
 
 Nn '"/„"l''y.^.^"frk.'"'«-ever, that I cannot discover by that correspondence- 
 it}J «7 ha' >t was the intention to withdraw from me that supnort in 
 
 MLri,^ Jot!;?c!iSed\oP""""« '""^ '"''''' ^''™^'' - ""thoriJiT'LTt,;;: 
 
 it is ';:^^z^:^ u LS^is^sr-" '^ '''''' '"^ '''''-' -^ 
 
 will 'Cli'in"''il'".'}^ *'"*" With certainty that the revenues of the Department 
 wall be reduee<l by the recent action of the Government, as I made arnu^ei" 
 
V 
 
 :it 
 
 mithority l.,.|„„.in« tu ilu. ( lii.f ,, ^,i,„t , ""-"'1 I mt Ihc l.-tlinmt. 
 
 iK. dn.m":;;;,:n wii'v' ti;;''!;;?::;!;;,;,;:"^- '"' :'"■ ^^'"t, """"•'■- -"'"■■ "" 
 
 '- llie l)..p,.iH,u.iit. -^ 'imtinimna. m ,.l|„.,. w„i,M net W- lien.liHal 
 
 n.Mtim,e ^-.v to L , a, oil * ,,,1 i "'y '^""■^"""■'"^ ■""1 the iM.I>liV, 
 
 sul.nit t.. V , nr K^X^ ' "1 ' . ' '' '^ ''">;• ' ' "■''•l'"''^ .opodfully h.-^-'to 
 
 1 llllVl', &c., &c., 
 
 foiiiifcteil tliiTcwilli. 
 
 "(Copy No, a.) 
 " Momor«n,liim ol ti.e Lieut.-U.neinor to Mr. Connell. 
 ^ '"OovRiiNMKNr H..rHK, Fi.KMKnK-n.N, M„!/ 19«, is.io. 
 
 "'(«>K"e'l), J. II. T. Mannkhs-Hltton. 
 
 "' -^li: VhurliH Vimnrll, M.V.p ,i.f_- 
 
 "(t'orv No. 4.) 
 " Monioraiiihini lui tlie E.xeciitive Cniiiicil 
 
 •■ •.I/,,,, ,», !....■ ' ""' •'■ U- T. M.»».-S,™,. 
 
 " (Copy No. .'i.) 
 "Memoraiuluni ,.f the Executive Cnincil in Committee. 
 "To His Excdlenaj tkc iron. J. //. T. Mauna-.-Sulton, Lieut. .il.oernor, dr. 
 " ' May it plense ynur Excellency,— 
 
 >.r «:: s,,''s,;;;;:' :±,s':ST,;.'r.c;:r'ir ?' r'. "•s""'! 
 
liic iiiiil Wav-iillicc 
 Hint llii. Icj,'iliiimtn 
 iill 111' liiuiltd nr 
 
 i' iiiiiltcr, iimlci' all 
 il iKit lie lieiiclifini 
 
 flli'iicy, I I'r.'I tlint 
 Ih and 111,, i.iililic, 
 your Kxcclli.ncv'H 
 if^lit'ciriillv Ijc^j'to 
 i)stiiiaHlcr-(iciu'nil, 
 your K.MuIUiiiy'H 
 lie curreHiHiiiiloiici' 
 
 iBLEH CONN'ELL, 
 
 lull. 
 
 uy W//i, IStiO. 
 
 I'h re.sij,'niilioii i>( 
 111 lie accfili-s to 
 lis iif his (lath (if 
 ImH ti'iiilcrcil Ilia 
 
 ilo tn Ills Coiiiii I 
 s (late, 
 
 kiis-Slttox, 
 
 mt delay to lay 
 1 Ilia Kxcelleiicy 
 
 10 oflice of Post- 
 iioruin;,' liy Mr. 
 
 una-SoTToN. 
 
 30. 
 
 ■iweriior, ite. 
 
 -VAir /uiL'xauicK. 
 
 ftlruady |,rociiri.a liy the Piistiiia«ier-llciicral. in, iiotwitlistimd 
 UKsiKiKil liy him, tliu rual kt mnd of his iusij,'iiati(iii. 
 
 " ' Without filtering into thr diHcns-jon nf ihc powers of tin 
 • leliarlineiil.s, we .,l.,,erve thai wi; have im lU-Mtv to limit or 
 e^jitimate a.itliorily of the I'o.stma.ter-aeneral, or of the head of any otlier imhlie 
 h !"',;, • ",";' "VVV""." >■'""' '•-^•^■"'■'"■v "l-n tl.i'< Mm'Htio„;we have „ot 
 iippioval ol the (loveriior 111 Council la re.iuiivd to the i.-aiie of I'oslaKe Slnuii.H. 
 
 as 
 
 liii>; the other rea.soti:f 
 
 illelc'llt lle,ld,-< of 
 Imil or liri iimseiilM' Ihi! 
 
 lear the likeiicsH of Her Maje.sty. 
 
 Wu rpnnol disc'rii how the Ifevtnue of the Po.st Olllce Deonrtment will li,. 
 airected l.v the a 'n,n of the (Joverniuent ; that must .lejiend u,,o„ tl e e.vl' ,t f 
 ..dividual eorre«|io..d,n,e, aud we .1,. uot heliuve that thete will be a sin-e letter 
 leas written iii ceiisuiiueiiee of such action. " 
 
 "'AsM!' Coniiell lia.i obtained your Kxeelleiicy'rt iiermiHsion to ruihlisli hl,s 
 "'(Signed;, 
 
 CiiAULKS Ttsnta, 
 .S. L. Tii.i.KY, 
 A. T. S.Mrni, 
 C'li.vfi. Watikiw, 
 
 JaMKS BllOWN, 
 
 W. II. Stkevk.s, 
 D. Wauk, 
 
 P. MlXCllELL.' 
 
 "(Cov\ No. 6.) 
 
 " Memomnduui for the j<:xecntivc Council. 
 
 " ' Hia K.xcellency the Lieut.-Govenior Iiiui received the nienioraudurn of Hie 
 J'jxecutiye Council in Comuiittee, in which they submit tu his l^cell.ncv their 
 observi'tiona on Mr. CoiiiieirH letter to lii.s Excellency of the tilth instant. 
 
 to ptlwSuid^doclit;™"' '""'" " "" "''•"^' "' '"^ ^"""^'' '" ''^ '--"^'i 
 
 " -May -llna. I860.' " ' ^"'"""'^ ^^ "' ''' JI'^>'-^•■^»«■S^"o^•• 
 
 "(Copy No. 7.) 
 
 " Meinoraiiduni for the E.xecutive Council. 
 
 "'His Excellency the Lieut.-(5ovenior lays before the Executive Council n 
 copy ol a communication dated May lidlh, \m\ which his Excellency has ivceive.l 
 l.'om Mr Charles Connell respectiu- his ivcent resiguatiou of his seat at the 
 Council Board, and the ollne of Postmaster-General. 
 
 •"/,... 2„rf. 18C0.' '"^"'"""'^ •'• "• '^- '^I'^>-^-"^«'^-«^™lN. 
 
 
 )ur Excellency 
 iiaster-deneral, 
 le has aasif,Mied 
 
 as jireparcd to 
 ^VAi the stamps 
 e head of the 
 ite of Council 
 3 of, and order 
 istage Stamps 
 'ofltage Stjimp 
 e Cent stamp 
 
 "(C'i)i'v No. «.) 
 
 "Letter from Mr. C. Connell to the Lieut.-Oovernor. 
 
 "'To IIU Excdknaj the Hun. J. II. T. Manners-Sulto,,, Limt.- Governor, cVc d-c. 
 
 ■.i"'i^"J'r^"- ^'"^, ^^!"i"'' f?«'«"c "t tliii 23i'l instant appears a ineinoran<la 
 without date, signed by your Excellency's a.lvisers, and addressed to your 
 hxcelleucy in which is reviewed a correspondence, which I had the honour 
 to submit to your Excellency on the liJth instant. The subject-matter of that 
 correspondence must be discussed ut the proper time in another place ; but as 
 there are several points urged in the memoranda of your advisers calculated to 
 create a lalso impression with reference to my reasons for resi.'nin" mv place at 
 the Council Board, I am induced to trouble your Excellency with this rejoinder 
 
96 
 
 .VMM- Kx.rlNn.y ,„ i.«„„,i,, KivutVnl • : St "'^, ".*'"'-""""l t,. i„lvi«. 
 Mr. Walk, «l,„ ucTf i-.v-cnt at a ?,.,!, !'< '*'.""'' "'■'■•.■Mry, ami t|,. |I„„. 
 
 ^-1 .l.at " I nn.l,l no, „it with l^a wC nd^l':;:';!';':,;:!:;/ ""'^" '""'' P^^' 
 
 I 8lat 
 
 .imlKiMout. *' "^ J'"uuc wui bu ublo to arrivu ut a correct 
 
 " ' I Iiiivc, &c. &c., 
 " ' WouasiocK, aOM M,i!/, 1S60.' ' '^'""^'^'^ CUAllLKS CONNKLL. 
 
 "((^'orv No. f).) 
 "Mcmorand,,,,, .,f the Executive Com.cil i„ C.m.mittce 
 '-To II, E.eellency,he Hon. J. H. T. Manncn-Huito,,, LiaU.- Governor. Jic. 
 May It i.lease your Kxcellemy,— ' 
 
 rostnm.ster-tJ>.m.ral, intc.uled n"a r. , ', . "•""•"' '*-'"'''■ '^'•"•" ""■ '''t« 
 
 "I the 2;}nl ultin,,.. ' '^ '" '""^ comnuin.cHtion to your Excellency 
 
 yr"^^Z.XyirA^lir^\J::TT'^ " '";"■ '>-rPe--.bn,itte.l.o 
 the .li«cu,s.Mon of t1,e r .iKu.iro his v'i ! ,?''''';',' """'*= ''^ " '•'-•«'^« '" "vohl 
 tla- policy ,uul act. of hi. l.tte ea!. " i ? "o vJ r "/en " '^''''^""' ""'"'"'^'y 
 
 ;- In our for,„er n>e,„oran,lun, we «,atod to your Excellency Ihat Mr. Connell 
 
 l;.on.re Decinml l'o«t«l StaJ;,,., „„a t^Z^ 
 
 Cent .t«.n,. until after iul'y ^;^ '^^^Z!^:^, cJl^fe,"''"" ^"" ^'- 
 
 our rej.ly. ^ i-xtellLin.> will authorue the imUication o/ this 
 
 '" (Signed) CiiAnLEs Fi.sHEK, 
 
 JaJIES JillOWN, 
 S. L. TlLLKV, 
 W. II. SlEEVtS, 
 
 " 'CouM-ii CiiAMBKii, 5lh June, I860.' 
 
 A. T. Smith, 
 David Wauk, 
 C'lunLEs Watters, 
 Peieu Mitchell. 
 
 " (Copy No. lo.) 
 "Me.noranduni for the Executive Council, 
 
 the 5u/!;^UnMlrZ*^^m!ve'r?"'T''''?/™'''^^'' "'« ■"«n.nran.lun,, dated 
 their re,„e.t ■.-an^t^rJuhl^ri'ol-'.f^^'lSl^-'l "' "-nlance witll 
 
 "'Jiou; m, \m: '"(•'^'o'"'-^'') J. n. t. MANNEns-SunoN. 
 
II' rcnl roonnn of 
 riii'iit U) iiilviwi 
 
 llCIIICllt I IllllHt 
 
 K l<> priivi! tli« 
 ', ami (lie lloii. 
 lli(^ liMli Ajiril, 
 
 Alll 
 
 leru took pluci', 
 
 incil may cnmo 
 ' Tli« Sliimte 
 oriicv-CIciieinl, 
 vu riillillcil my 
 I fviiilH 1 have 
 iidiiiittcd that 
 
 nd of the year 
 ot a correct 
 
 CONNKLL. 
 
 •overnor, ttc. 
 
 ■ Excullency'rt 
 from till) Into 
 ir Excellency 
 
 submitted to 
 jsire to avoiil 
 nt accurately 
 
 Mr. Connell 
 iiid we a},'aiu 
 )ou the l'"ivo 
 
 :t!leiicy, «e 
 iuu ol tills 
 
 rii, 
 
 UK, 
 
 Vattkbs, 
 
 CU£LL. 
 
 Iiim, (luted 
 dunce with 
 
 IITON. 
 
 A'A'ir liitrsswiuK. it 
 
 "(Cdl'Y No, II.) 
 
 ".MiiiiiiiiiMdiim liir the Executivi' Omiicll. 
 
 "'TIir< ExiiUciii V the M.-{iMVcnini I.ivk 1»tnrc llie Kxiiiilivi' fonnril n ropy 
 
 "' a 'iiitlHT iiimiiuili lalr.l .Inn,. I.Mh. iHdii, wlii.h His ICxcfllni.v ha.t 
 
 ri'cclvi'd liom Ml. V. Cuiniill, ri'H|Mr,liii;,f his leniit resif^imtioii of liin neat at the 
 Loumil DiNird, mid ot ih.' olllic of I'uslmaMter-Uineral. 
 
 "'(%!•) .1. 11. T. Mannkiw-Suttox. 
 
 "'June If./;,, iMiiO.'" 
 
 "(t'ol'Y No. li) 
 "Lcttif ftum Mr. C. Coiinell to the Lt.-aovonior. 
 "T" //in KmlUncii n,: Ifmi. J. II. T. M,inii,rH-Siilton, /J.-dm., .te., cCc 
 
 "'Sill, - Tlir lioviil (lii/.clli'of I III' (illi ill-.!, ciiiil.unx a mi'moraiidiim iiilendcd 
 ii!( a rrply to my IiIUt of ih.' iimli nil. In vmir Kvicllniiv, in whicli vour 
 advi.icrs I'xiiilit ;i t;rialiin,\iiMv In iniinrv on Ihf mind of Vnnr Kxridlrniy'lliiit 
 the only iim-r of my iv>i.,'niilinn of the olliiu of l'ii-.tma.il(i-(ii'niTid w/n the 
 rclnsil of llic(!,,nniil toiiilvi.-.f your Kxi'idlciicy toorder tin- irtMiic of the Five (Vnt. 
 
 Nlam|i.s. I have in my ]irevioiis leiliis to your Kxrellemy slale.1 s e of the 
 
 many nasoiis foniiin;; the ha-Mi-; uf my coiiilnsion to ri'si^;'ii, mid to rejieat that 
 1 Wii.s iiiit inllni'iiced in my ciniise alto^rlhei- hy tlir Htaiiip i|ni'Hlioii I consiilcr 
 lliimcc.HNiry, that matler liieivly haviiij; luid the illecl of linii^;inn my JTevioin 
 iiitiiilioii to ilH fiiHilmciit, foi'wKimr or later my ie-<ij,'nalioii must 1iave lieeii 
 teiiileiid. 1 will howivir say, that the nsa:,'e 1 did receive at the handn of my 
 <ollviij,'nef(, in releiiiiie to the Htanqw, would have lieeii .sulliiieiit to caime HUch 
 autiou a« I took upon the preiui.seH. 
 
 '"The cnrrespondiiiiMi Iielween myself and the Provincial SeiTelarv, with 
 n'fereiiee to the issue of the I'nsta^^e Siamps, laid liefrnv your Exeellcnry, either 
 has mil hail a earefiil pnusal, or el.so tliey are iu ixuoiance of the iiieauiiiK 
 conveyed by such coriespoiidenco. 
 
 '"I wiLi first nulhorized to procure the slam)is, ami stated on the lloor of 
 the House in Mairh liLst that 'I had (M'dered, and would receive in time for 
 ilistrilnition on the 1st of May, stamps of the ilcnomination of One, Fiye, Ten, 
 mid Twelve and n Half Cent, in view of the introdiiclion of the decimal system 
 ol currency.' They arrived, and iireparalions for their issue at the apiminled time 
 Were made hy the Department, supjiusini; that any further orders were nmieces- 
 Bary, until I received the tele;,'iam Irom ilie rrovineial Secrelary, and snlisci|iient 
 iiiterlcreiice on the iiarts of your advisers, in what was a mere matter of detail, 
 Iiecanie a]inareiit. An order to i.ssiie all Init Five Cent staniiis wan made, thus 
 setting; aside my power and ri^;ht to conduct even a minor arraiif^emenl of the 
 l)epartment. After Iiaviii},' procured, liy the knowledge and conaeiit of the 
 tiovernnieiil, staniiis of various denomimiiion.s, my position as head of a depart- 
 ment was i^'iiored. Even if this wa.s the only cireumst;iiiee inlluenciiig me, my 
 course was tlie only honouralde one to pursue, 
 
 "' I have the Iioiiour to lie, 
 
 " ' Vonr E.xcelleiicy'.s moat obedient servant, 
 
 "•Charles Connell.' 
 
 "Tliis flnislics this most roinarkalile eonespnmlenee ami chnpter in the postal 
 history of New I'ninswiek. 
 
 "A careful reading ami consideration of tlie letters lierc given will .show 
 the inipossiliility of there ever linying been any of the Connell stamps iiseil to 
 pay the. jiostage of a letter, altliougli an inference to the eonlrary may be drawn 
 from \iis. h and 9, being tlie letters uf the Kxeentive Council,' but "this is due 
 1 think to louse writing, or probably moaning that they were in the hands of the 
 Post Ofllce Department for distribution. Against this we .see the telegrams to 
 Connell forbiiMing the issue, three days before they were to start sending them 
 to postmas'ters, and liis telegram to Hale, the Secretary of the Tost Olhee bepart- 
 nient of N.J!., at Frederieton, forbidding him to send out any of the stamps. In 
 
38 
 
 ^VA'ir JUiUNSWICK. 
 
 ."akin, of tho Cent iSu. of A^.w SI,!!;:;;- 'i;:'"' '""'""* "f ^'''' ■»"->' 1-'' ^■•' tl'" 
 
 NAME. 
 
 PAlmcuI.AliH. 
 
 AMOUNT. 
 
 AMOUNT. 
 
 £ s. 
 25 
 
 il. 
 
 
 £ », ,1. 
 
 12 15 
 
 25 
 
 () 
 
 
 37 15 
 
 31 15 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 56 15 
 
 12 10 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 37 10 
 
 25 
 25 
 
 (1 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 (i 5 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 31 5 
 
 31 5 
 
 
 
 56 5 
 
 
 £208 15 
 
 En^rraviiifr plate for " Ten Cent " 
 Vtihtmn 2000 .sheets " 
 
 Bngriui,,,"; plftte for " Twelw & Ilulf Cent '• " 
 I'rmtinj; 4000 sheets „ "* """ ^'•"^ - 
 hngraviiiK phite for " Seventeen Cent " 
 Prnitniff looo .sheets 
 hngravinf; plate for " Five Cent " 
 I'ruitnif,' 5000 sliects 
 
 "BONAM) A. KlNO." 
 
 Issue III. May(?), 1863. 
 One mluc ].:nMravc.l an,l ,,rinte,l hy the American Bank Xuto Co of Vc.w 
 
 ue c,„,,,.of one hundred stanu-s, arranged in ten row.s of ten; and the n u 
 of the engravers appears „, the margins of tlio sheet ])e.i.m ■ Tl n . 
 
 » . . Q„„, „ i,. „,. ,,„ o.„.;„, „„. .,t;; j;:t;, J r ;,::■::;' 
 
 1 pi.ghl oolo„.d ov.l. ,„ c„,|, e„,„„, ,,„„„|„i, ,j„,,|^, . ° »l- 
 
 «.::n;;L;:r i^r * -•'" "--■ « - -■ -S: 
 
 T. "new miUNSWICK POSTAGE." B. "TWO CENTS." 
 
 2 c, orange (shade,*). 
 
AMOUNT. 
 
 £ >. 
 
 ii. 
 
 37 15 
 
 
 
 56 15 
 
 
 
 37 10 
 
 
 
 NEWFOUNDLAND. 
 
 PRELIMINARY NOTES. 
 
 /?!• E. D. BACO^f. 
 
 "VTEWFOUXDLAN] ) is nn isliiud situatcl between 4G' 37' and r,V 39' X. hit., and 
 • IN rri" 35' and 59° 25' W. lonj,'., on tlie ncivth-east side of the fliilf of St. Lawrence. 
 The greatest length fnini north to soutli is 350 miles, and average hreadth about 130 ; 
 its estimated area i.s 40,200 square miles. The coast of Labrador, on the Continent, 
 is now inehided in the Colony. It comprises about 120,000 sciuare miles, but 
 has only 4211 inhabitants. The island was discovered by .lolni Cabot in 1497. It 
 was as early a.s 1500 frequented by the Portuguese, Spanish, and French, for its 
 fisheries. Sir Walter Raleigh and others, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 
 attempted to colonize thi.s island, but were not successful. In 1623, Sir G. Calvert, 
 afterwards Lord lialtimore, established himself in the south-ea.st part of the island, 
 and appointed his son Governor. In 1G34, a party of colonists were .sent over from 
 Ireland, and twenty years after some English colonists arrived, having emigrated liy 
 means of a Parliamentary grant. At the peace of Utrecht, in 1713, sul)se(piently 
 ratilied by the Treaty of Paris, the exclusive sovereignty of Newfoundland was ceded 
 to Great Pritain, subject to certain rights reserved to France, which are still in 
 (juestion between the two nations. As already mentioned, Newfoundland is now (1889) 
 the only North American Colony not included within the Dominion of Canada. 
 
 Newfoundland has never possessed an Gllicial (iazette, but Government notices 
 a|)pcar in the newspaper T/ie Ihiijul Gazette awl Newfoundland Advertiser, published 
 at St. John's. The earliest file of this newspaper, with the exception of one or 
 two odd numbers, I have foimd in this country commences with the year 1875, so 
 I have been iniable to gain any jiarticulars about the stamps of this Colony from 
 that source. The Report of the Postmaster-General of Great liritain for 1857 1 
 have before quoted from tells us : 
 
 " Inland Posts were established in 1852. In ISS."? a reduced and \niiform 
 rate of postage for Letters was establislu'd, and anollier for liuoks. 
 
 On Letters not exceeding J oz. .... 3d. 
 Exceeding \ oz. anil not exceeding 1 oz. . . . Cd. 
 
 Above 1 oz. „ „ 1 J oz. . . . i)d. 
 
 And so on in proportion. 
 
 " Newspapers are conveye<l free. 
 
 " On Books the postage is about 2(1. per oz. up to ozs., exceeding that 
 weight, ;)cl. per oz. up to IG ozs., beyond wliicli weight they cannot 1)0 trans- 
 mitted through the po.sf." 
 
 Postage stamiis are not mentioned, so they had evidently not been introduced 
 into the Colony at the time the above pnrtic\dars were sent over; but 1857 is the 
 
40 
 
 NEWyi)UNDLAND. 
 
 Lpttrrs. 
 
 I'lT ;../.. 
 
 1 CUlll 
 
 N'l'wsunpers 
 I'lei'. 
 
 year usually givoii as tliut in wliiili tho lirst Issuo took placo. Tlic inesent rates 
 of postage are as follows : 
 
 In St. John's .... 
 
 Williin Col(iny . . . . . 3 cents ... Free. 
 
 Euroiie, United States, anil St. Pierre, Miijuelon 5 cents ... 1 cent. 
 
 South Ainei lea and West Indies . , . Scents ... 2 cents. 
 
 Mr. John Dclanoy was Postmastev-Gcnoral of the Colony in 1879, and 
 Mr. J. O. Krasor liohls that ollice at the present time. 
 
 I regret, a-i in the case of Canada, I am unable to give you copic.i of any of 
 the oflieial notices of the issue of tho stamps of this Colony. I hope, however, 
 I may shortly be followed by other writers, who may have gieiiter faeilili(>s, and be 
 more successful in obtaining the desired informatiou than I have been. 
 
 REFERENCE LIST OF THE PlIILATl'XIC SOCIETY, LONDOX. 
 
 Issue I. 1857. 
 
 Seven valuei^. Engraveil and printeil in iailhi-douco, by Messrs. Perkins, Dacon, 
 and Co., of London, on sloutish white wove paper; yellowish gum, im|ierforate. 
 Designs : The design of the O.ne Penny and Five Pence closely resembles that of 
 the first issue of New Brunswick, e.\cci)t that the crown in tho centre is printed 
 straight instead of obli(juely, and that there is a small oblong white label above 
 that containing the value, inscribed "rosTAGii" in small coloured block letters. 
 Numerals of value on white squares in each corner. Shape, s(piare. Tiiuee Pence. 
 — Heraldic flowers on a trilobed cartimehe in centre, on reticulated background. 
 Labels of solid colour at left, right, and at the bottom, inscribed in white Roman 
 capitals. Lozenge-shaped blocks in the three corners, with coloured Arabic numeral 
 of value in small white circles. Shape, triangular. The Two Pence, Four Pence, 
 Six Pence, and One Silii.MNd are very similar in design, which consists of a bunch 
 of heraldic llowers in a central circle on the Two Pence, Four Pence, .and One 
 Shilling, and in an oval on the Six Pence. Tho central circle, or oval, is enframed 
 in a larger engine-turned oval, inscribed above with name of Colony in a curve of 
 white block letters. The remainder of tho design varies in detail for each value ; 
 but all h.ave the value in full in the bottom label, ami Arabic numerals of value 
 in the corners. Shape, upright rectangular. (Illustrations .59, GO, Gl, G2, G3, G4.) 
 
 Id., clincolate-brown, lake-brown (shades). 
 
 2d., orange (shades), 
 
 3d., green, yellow-green (shades). 
 
 4d., orange (shades). 
 
 .Id., chocolate-brown, lake-brown, verging on bistre (shades). 
 
 Gd., orange. 
 Is. „ 
 Varidij. The Is., divided in half horizontally, has done duty for 6d. 
 
 BfiiiarJc'i. — A specimen of tho One Penny in the Vice-President's collection 
 is ))in-perforated, but no information is available as to the authenticity of this 
 stamp. Two sets may be ma lo of tho One Penny, Three Pence, and Five Pence. 
 The lirst is fomid on fairly thick white wove paper, and tho second on paper which 
 is thinner and more transparent. A close e -.amination will al.so show that the two 
 papers are (piite ilillerent in texture. The pahr shades of the One Penny and 
 
NEWFOUNDLAND. 
 
 41 
 
 Five Ponce, which npponrcd in 1803, aio immA on tlip tliiinior paper. All three 
 values arc apprceiahly smaller in sizi' than those printed on the thieker i)aper, liut 
 whether this is due to shrinka,;,'!' of thc^ paper, or to the cn^i^raviny of a ni'w jila(e, 
 is doubtful. The same sliaile of •,'re(>n was used for the Threes Pence in botli S'>ts. 
 M. Jloeus catalo{,'nes the Si.K I'onee llalfiienny and Eiyht Ponce as issued with this 
 sot; but these two values are not known to the Society as oxistinj,' in the early 
 BJiado of orange. The stamps of this series iirinted in orange, and those of 
 the next set, arc frequently met with with the colour changed to brown or even 
 black. These varieties are sini}ily dui' to oxidation. 
 
 Issue II. 1860 (?). 
 
 Six valuf.1. Consisting of the Two Penee, Four Pence, Six Pence, and the 
 One Shilling of the preceding issue, with two new values of Six Pence Halfpenny 
 and Eight Penee added. The central designs of the-;e two latter are similar to those 
 of the other stamps, but the minor details vary. The colour of the four first stamps 
 is elianged from orange to scarlet-vermilion. {Ilhistrntions 00, 02, 03, 64, 05, 00.) 
 
 2il., Bcark't-vermilion (slight similes). 
 
 4'1 ( „ ). 
 
 «'l- „ „ ( „ ). 
 
 6i(I., scarlet vermilion (slight sliaucs). 
 «''• .. >, ( ' „ ). 
 
 l-^- >. ,. ( „ ). 
 
 Varkly. The 8(1. is fouuil cut in halt obliipiely, ami used as -td. 
 
 Issue III. 1862. 
 
 .%• viilacK. Siuiilav to those of the last issue, liut with the colour changed to 
 a dull lake. (Illuxfrafumx 00, 02, 03, 01, O.'), 06.) 
 
 2(1., dull lake (shades). 
 4'1. „ ( „ ). 
 
 6'»- ., ( ., ). 
 
 6^(1., (lull lake (shades). 
 «''• » ( ,, ). 
 
 !«• » ( ,, ). 
 
 TJpjHacfo. — The Eight Pence of this set, although printed, is said not to have 
 been issued to the public. Several of the values are scarce used, but f(jrgcd 
 obliterations are not imcouimon, as well as copies jiostmarkcd by favour. 
 
 Issue IV. January, 1866. 
 
 Six calnen. Engraved and printed in fnille-ihiwc hy the American Bank 
 Note Co., of New York, on yellowish and white wove paptu' ; machine-perforated. 
 The sheet of the Two Cents (the only one seen by the Society) contains one 
 hundred stamps in ton rows of ten. Designs : 
 
 Two Cents. Cod-fish swinnuing to left on shad^I ground of horizontal lines 
 within ri, transver.se oval band of solid colour, inscrilied in white Koman capitals 
 "NEWFOUNDLAND" abovc, "TWO CENTS " bclow, and "two" at either side. Urna- 
 mental circles break the oval at each corner, and contain the Arabic numeral of 
 vahie on coloiired ground. 
 
 Five Cents. Seal on ico-floo, with icebergs in the background. Two curved 
 coloured labels above — the first in.scribed "five .') Fivi;," with an oval at each end 
 witli Arabic numeral of value; and the second, " NEwi'ouxnr.Axn " in white Koniiui 
 capitals. Straight laliel at the bottom of the stamp, with viduc in full in white 
 Koman capitals and Arabic numeral at either end. 
 
 Ten Cents. Nearly full-faced portrait of the Prince of Wales in military 
 uniforui looking to rigiit, on ground of horizontal lines, within a fancy ornameutal 
 frame. Curved label above inscribed "Newfoundland," and a similar one below 
 with vahu' in full, all in white Roman capitals. 
 
42 
 
 NFAVFiHWDI.AXI). 
 
 Twelve Cents. iJiailciiicil prolilc of giiccu Victovin to left, on gromiil of 
 lioi'izoiital linns, within an oval t,'art('r insciiboil with tho nniiio of the Colony and 
 value in full in white Roman capitals. 
 
 TiiiHTKEX Cents. S;,lioonei' sailing to ri;,'ht. Curved lahcl ahove with the name 
 <if the Coliiiiy, ami straight label liehiw with value in full in white Komau eapitak 
 Ornaments at si.les liroken hy eoloured ciicles, with white Araliie numerals of value. 
 TwENTV-Kouit Cents. Fiill-faeed diademed jiortrait uf (^)ueen Victoria on 
 f-round of cro.ss-hatehed lines, within a white oetagonal frame. Scroll above with 
 name of Cohmy and lalud lielo v with "oents" in white Human capitals. On 
 either side (jf the word "cents" is a white-bordered oval with Arabic )unuerals 
 uf value on f,'i'ound uf hori/oiital lines. Side borders and a few ornaments 
 eomi)lete the desi-n. Shapes: Oblong rectangular for the Two, Five, ami Thirteen 
 Cents ; upright rectangular for the other values. {lHustmt!<m.t G7, 68, 09, 70, 71, 72.) 
 (a) Uh ycUoKifh paper. Perforated 12, 
 2 c, green (shades). 12 c., red (shailes). 
 
 .'. c, brown ( „ ). 13 c, orange ( „ ). 
 
 lo c, black ( „ ). 21 c, Prussian-blue ( „ ). 
 
 (d) Oil n-hil,' jiapcr. J'erfuratcd 12. 
 2 c, green. I 12 c, red. 
 
 1(1 c, black. I 24 c, Prussian-blue. 
 
 (e) Uouletfed. 
 5 c, brown. ' 
 
 I}i'mar/:i>.—T:hc 'atter variety is taken from T/ie Halifax Philafclint for July, 
 1888, i)agv, 8:1. The '<"ive Cents of this and also of i.ssue.s V. and VII. has l)e('ii 
 seen ncrforateil 1 1, b..it no explanation is forthcoming of a kind of mystery which 
 aijpear.-' to over'".'a]g tuese specimens. There is .some doubt as to thc'r authenticity. 
 
 Issue V. 1868-70. 
 Four cahm. Engraved and printed in taillc-iloua: hy the American Lank 
 Notfi Co., of New York, on white wove paper ; machine perforated. Di-signs : 
 One Cent, Threo-^uartor-facc portrait of the Printe of AVale.s in Highland 
 costnme, looking to the right, on ground of wavy lines, within a shaded oval 
 frame inscribed below "Newfoundland" in white Koni.an capitals, and above 
 with the letters " n. f." (Jver the npper portion of the oval is a scroll with value 
 in full in white Roman capitals, Araliic numeral of value in the two bottom 
 corner.s. Three and Six Cent.s. Prolile bust p(U'trait of Queen Victoria to right 
 in widow's weeds, on shaded background of horizontal lines within an arched 
 frame. Two ou'ved labels above, inscribed respectively "TimEE" ("si.x") and 
 "NEWFOUNDLAND." Curved label below with value in full, all in white Roman 
 capitals. Scroll ornaments in each corner, the upper ones containing Arabic 
 numerals of valui! and the lower ones small tive-rayed stars. Shape : Upright 
 rectangular. The Five Cents is the .same design as that of the preceding i.s.sue, 
 with the colour changed. (Ilhi^lratiuns 73, 71, 08.) 
 
 (a) Perforated 12. 
 1 c, purplo-br(]\vn (shades). En<l 18G8. I ,') c, black (sliades). End 18G8. 
 3 c, vermilion ( „ ). July, 1H70. | (i c., dull lake ( „ ), July, 1870. 
 (II) Perforated l(i| (?). I (c) Itnuktted. 
 
 f> c, black. I fl c, black. 
 
 Iit'mctr/iS.—'£\K' variety of the Five Cents, rouletted, is taken fnmi the .same 
 paper as that of the lU'evious i.s.sue. Neitlier of these stamps has come under the 
 notice of the .Siicietv. 
 
 II I 
 
 \1 
 
yKWFoUMH.AMK 
 
 43 
 
 It is soinowliiit juMnilinr that iif'tci' iss\iiii,n ii stiiiiiii in l.sdil wilh |iiirlniit 
 of tliij I'riiicu uf Wales arrived at iiiaiilic«]i|, aiiuthor sIkiuKI liavc )wa'\\ issu^'il nearly 
 three yciirs later reiireseiitiiij,' him as a little lioy. 
 
 Issue VI. 1871-1873. 
 
 Tmi vaJms. In ISfay, 1871, a. new die was engraved fur the One Cent of 1S(;8. 
 The chief alteratioii.s noticeable are in the face df the Prince uf Wales, and Ihc 
 letters "x. f.," which arc^ closer to the scroll. On Ajiril 1st, 1873, the Three (Jeiils 
 of th(! last i.ssue appenreil with its colonr chani,'ed to hlue. The perforation of IkjUi 
 stiuiips is 12. {Illmtr-MiDiiK 7.'), 74.) 
 
 1 c, lilnc-browii (shades). | ;j c., Ijhio (shades). 
 
 Issue VII. 1876-1879. 
 
 Four valm:.i. Similar to the preceding values as regards designs, lait the stamjis 
 are ronletted. The Five Cents also has its colonr changed to hhie. The One Cent 
 is printed from the phite of the last issue, {lllaxirfitims 7.'), 67, 7t, OS.) 
 
 1 c., lilac-lirown (shades). End 1877. 
 
 2 c, green ( „ ). End 187!». 
 :i c., blue ( „ ), End 1877. 
 f> I'., „ ( ,, ). End 187G. 
 
 Issue VIII. Early in 1880. 
 
 Fonr ndiies. Engraved and printed in lailliHhnici 
 
 ly the Ih'itish-.Vnierican 
 
 Dank Xotc Company, of Montieal, on white wove paper; machine -perforated ll'. 
 The entire sheet of each value contains 100 stamps, arranged in ten rows of ten. 
 Thcsj stamps are coar.sc imitations of those printed Ijy the American IJank Note 
 Company. Dcsign.s ; Oxe Cent.— Three-quarter face portrait of the Prince of 
 Wales in Highland costnnic looking to right, on ground of horizontal linos, within 
 inscribed oval. Ornamented circles in the upper corners, lettered respectively 
 "n" and "f;" ornamental numerals of value below. Two Crxts.— Cod fish on 
 background of horizontal lines ; curved i]iscribed labels idiove and below ; 
 
 ornamental scrolls in lower corners with numerals of value. Tiiiiee Cext,s. 
 
 Portrait of Queen in widow's weeds to right, on grouiul of horizontal lines; 
 curved label above, and straight laliel below, inscribed with white Roman capitals. 
 Circles in upper corners with numerals of value; side ornaments, resembling thigh 
 bones. Vive Cents.— Seal on ice-floe; curved label above, and straight label below, 
 inscribed in white Roman capitals. Cindcs in lower corners wilh numerals of 
 value; ornamental border. Shapes, upright rectangular for the One and Three 
 Cents, oblong rectangular for the other two values. 1 1 hi it rat lorn 70, 77, 78, 70. 
 
 T. "ONE CENT." 13. "NEWFOUNULANU." T. "NEWFOUNDLAND." 1). "TWO," 
 
 1 c., madder-brown, grey-brown (shades). 
 •2 c, yellow-green ( „ ). 
 
 3 c, l,lue ( „ ). 
 
 ■> ^■•. .. ( „ ). 
 
 Remarks.— T\w Two Cents was not issued until two or three years after the 
 other values. 
 
 Issue IX. Early in 1888. 
 Six values. Engraved and [jrinted in taitte-'Iuuce by the Uritish -American 
 Bank Note Co., of Montreal, on white wove paper ; yellowish gum ; niachinc- 
 perforatod 12. The entire sheet of the Ten Cents contains fifty stamps, arranged 
 
44 
 
 NK\\FiiUM>l.AM). 
 
 ill livi: vcilital Riws uf ton ; wliilu tlio.-ic of the otlu;r live viiluos aro cdinposoil of 
 uiu! huiidiud stiuiiiis um;li, in ton rows of ton. Dosi^rns: IIalk Cent.— A plain 
 upi'iglit sliioM, with Liroiniil of liorizonliil linos, slimloil at eitlior .sido ; boars in tho 
 contrc, tli(! lioailof M Xi'wfouMillnnil do,!,' onclosod within a poarlod oirolo, surnmni'.oil 
 )i,v a circular liand of solid colour, inscriliod in wliite Roman capitals with the iianiu 
 of tho Colony at tho top, and the vahio "ii.m.f cknt" at tho luilton), tho two last 
 words hoinj,' separated l.y a small uprij,'lit tablet, wiMi nnnid.Ml top and pearl border, 
 containing' " A " in white Arabic^ nuniorals. Tun Ce.n-ts.— Urij,' in full Siiil, to rij,'lit ; 
 curved label uf solid colour above, inscribed with tho name of tho Colony; similar 
 straight label below with the vahu! in full, both in-soriptions beinj,' in white Konian 
 capitals; small scroll-like orn.aments at either end of tho bottom label; circle of 
 solid colour, with Arabic numerals of value at each side of tho stamp. .Scroll-like 
 ornanionts complete th(! design, which is evidently copied to .some extent from tho 
 Thirteen Cents of Issue IV. Tho One Cent, Two, Throe, and Five Cents are llio 
 same designs as the preceding issue, but with the colours changed. Shapes ; Small 
 sipiarc for tho Half Cent, upright rectangular for the One and Throe Cents, oblong 
 rectangular for the other three values. {Illudralium 80, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81.) 
 
 4 c., rose-red. 
 
 1 c, bright green. 
 
 2 c, orange. 
 
 3 e., brown. 
 5 c, dark blue. 
 Ill c, black. 
 
 POST CARDS. 
 Issue I. April 1st, 1873. 
 
 Otic raliw. Designed and printed l)y the American ]Jank Xoto Co., of Xow 
 York, upon niediuni white card; size, 4/^x2^ inches. The left upper corner 
 contains an irregular ui)right fancy label, with pendant. The label bears a large 
 capital coloured Koman letter " N " upon ground of coloured horizontal linos. Tho 
 pendant is broken in tho centre by an ornamental circle, containing tho word " to " 
 in coloured early Knglish characters. At the top of tho card, in the centre, is an 
 ornamental scroll, the loft end of which is wound round the right side of tho label 
 just described. Tho scroll bears " ewfoundlaxd " in coloured fancy capitals. 
 Kelow the scroll there is a straight ornamental label, inscribed " post cahu " in 
 white fancy capitals, >ipon ground of coloured horizontal linos. IJoneatli tho label 
 is "the aduress o.nlv to ue wuitten- on this side," in coloured .slanting cupitaks, 
 iu a straight lini; ; lower down tiiroo ruled linos for the address, etch one of which 
 is shorter than the one above it. Tho stamp is in the right upper corner of tho 
 card, and is of the same type as the One Cent adhesive, issue 1871. The ground- 
 work of tho card is lilled iu with innumerable intevlacod circles, and crossiu" these 
 aro a number of straight lines which converge towards tho loft bottom corner. 
 The design of the card is completed by an ornamental border, with rounded corners. 
 The border is broken at the Ijottom, in the centre, by a small labial with rounded ends 
 inscribed "amehican bank note co., n.y.," in white Roman cajiitals, and the corners 
 contain large fancy white crosses. Size of border, i\ x 2^ inches. {Illuxfrafiun 82.) 
 
 1 c, groeli (.shades). 
 
 Issue II. June, 1879. 
 
 OiiB vahi". Designed and printed by the American Bank Note Co., of New 
 York, upon thick white card. Size, 5^^^ x 3/(y inches. At tho top of tho card is 
 the inscription in three lines : 1st, Uitioursal Postal Union in coloured fancy lottei's, 
 the word Ui'lcersal being curved, with ornamental linos above and below; 2nd, 
 
NFAVFOUNDLAND. 
 
 40 
 
 "newf()UM)i,.\m). tuuiiu-nkuvu," ill cdlc.mod .sliintiiig l)lui;k luUurri; :?iil, "imiht 
 CAUU," ill whiUi fiiiicy oiipituls on a culoiiroil oniiiinriit.'! lalicl, tlui f,'r<)iiml (if wliicli 
 is fillod in witli liorizoiital lines. Luwiir (Iciwii tiircc nilud lines for tlu; addicss, 
 each (.111^ iif wliicli is sH^liliy Ioh-ct than tlic one aluive it. The .stamp, wliioli 
 is similar in type to liie Tliivo Cnits adiiesivu (Lssiie July, 1870), but with tlio 
 valiio changed to Two Ciiiits, is in tlio ri^'lit-npi)or corner. The design of tlio cards 
 is completed by a fancy hord('r, with liirf,'o ornaments at the four corners. Size, 
 ;'i"iy X -i"(j inches. Outside the border, at the bottcjin of t]i(^ card, and in the centre, 
 is the name of the makeio in small coloured Roman capitals. {1 11 usl ration 83.) 
 
 2 c, vcrniilion-red. 
 
 Issue III. January (?), 1880. 
 Oiia value. Dusi.;ned and printed by the LritisliAmerican I'.ank Note Co., 
 of Jfontreal, upon mwlium light buff card. Size, 4^^ x 3 .^'^ inches. Tlio inscription, 
 which is at the, top of the card, is in three lines : 1st, " Uidmrsul PoHfal Uuiou," in 
 a curved line in coloured fancy letters; 2nd, "Newfoundland thuue neuve," in 
 coloured slanting block letteiv, nlao curved; 3rd, "post cakd," in white fancy 
 ciij)itids on a coloured ornamental lal)el, with gronndwork composed of horizontal 
 linos. Ijelow tlio label there aro three dotted lines for the address, each on<! of 
 which is shorter than the one above it. The stamp is in the right upper corner. 
 Design: Three-quarter face portrait of t^ueen Victoria to left, in widow's weeds, 
 resting ber bead upon lier right band, on ground of horizontal lines, within a plain 
 circular band, which is Idled in with fine linos. The circle is surrounded by .an 
 ornamental frame, principally filled in with vertical lines. At the bott(5m there is a 
 straight label of solid colour, bearing the vahu^ "two cents," in white Koman 
 capitals. The design of the card is completed by a fancy border, measuring 
 4i X 24 inches. Inside the frame, at the bottom of the card, in the centre, is the 
 name of the designers, in small coloured letters. (Illustration 84.) ' 
 2 c, orange-vermilion (shades). 
 
 Issue IV. July, 1880. 
 
 One value. Designed and printed by the IJriti.sh-Ainerican Bank Note 
 Conii)any, of Montreal, upon medium light buff card; size, i'lx-i'a inehes. The 
 design is a somewhat poor copy of the first issued card. The scroll at the top 
 with the name of the Colony is a littlo altered, and tho word " to " is in different 
 type, upon a groundwork formed of diagonal lines. The stamp is replaced by the 
 typo of the One Cent, adhesive, issue 1880, and the groundwork of the' card 
 consists of interlaced circles and ovals only. Tho frame is altogether different, and 
 the name of the makew is placed outside tho bottom of it in the centre on a 
 narrow label ; size of frame, 4i x 2iJ inches. (Illmtration 85.) 
 
 1 c, green (aliadcs). 
 
 Issue V. May (?), 1889. 
 
 One value. Issued provisionally, iiending a fresh 8upi)ly of Two Cents cards. 
 It consists of tho One Cent card of the preceding issue, with tlio stamp 
 surcharged across the centre in black " 2 cents," with Arabic numeral and Roman 
 capitals, two straight bars at the top obliterating tho original value, ami an Arabic 
 numeral " 2 " over the figure " 1 " at each bottom corner of the stamp. 
 2 c, black surcharge, on 1 c, green. 
 
 G 
 
NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 IMiELIMINARY I, JTES. 
 hv e. d. liAcoN. 
 
 "VrnVA SC(.)TIA is a |K.iiiiisiilii l.ctwcuii 43' .10' X. hit., niul OP f^T W. loiif.-., 
 ^ connected with Xew Dniiiswick liy lui isthmus alidiit 11 miles wiilc. Its 
 lenj,'th is iilxiut 300 miles, and its hreailth alMnit 100 at its widest, with nnieli 
 variation. The island of Cape Hieton, sejiarated hy the tint of Caii.so, forms 
 [lart of the provinee. It contains an area of 20,907 .scpiare miles, iihont oiie-lifth 
 part of whieh consists of lakes, rivers, and inlets of the .sea. 
 
 Nova Scotia was discovered l.y John Cahot in 1497 ; it was colonized hy the 
 French in 1598, who gave it the name eif Acndvi. It was taken hy tiie English, 
 and a grant of it made to Sir "\V. Alexander liy James 1. in 10:27; and it was this 
 monarch who altered the name to Xova Scotia. In 1032 it was restored to Franco, 
 with (^liiehec, hy tlie Treaty of Ht. Gennniii-cn-Laije, hnt a.gain ceded to England at 
 the Peace of Utrecht, in 1714. After the Peace of Aixda-Chapiaie, in 1748, a 
 settlement of dishanded troops was formed there hy Lord Halifax, and the city 
 which now hears his name is the cajiital of the province. Ca|)c IJreton was not 
 finally taken from the French until 1758. From 1784 to 1819 it formed a separate 
 Colon}'. 
 
 Thanks to Mr. Donald A. King's persevering assiduity in hunting up official 
 notices, and other particulars connected with the stamps of this Colony, we have 
 from liim what may he considered almost a complete history of their introduction 
 and use. His papers are most interesting and valnahle, as they elucidate many 
 previously ohscure jioints in regard to the.se stamps, and I think the Society has 
 acted wisely in repulilishing them as they originally appeared in The llitli/ax 
 rhilatdist. Amongst other information Mr. King gives from the Report of the 
 Postmaster-General of Xova Scotia for the year 1852 occurs this .sentence: "Postage 
 stamps valued at One Shilling, Six Pence, and Three Pence have heen procured 
 from Trclayney Saiuiders, Esi]., stationer, of London." Trelawney (as the name 
 should be spelt) Saunders is given in Kelly's /'w/ Office London Direv.tonj of 1851 
 as a " mapseller, publisher, antl stationer, agent by appointment for the ordnance 
 maps and admiralty charts," i%c. &c. ; and his aihlress was 0, Charing Cross. Ho 
 it was who evidently received the order from tlie Colony for a supply of postage 
 stamps, which he must have entrusted to Messrs. Perkins, liacon, and Co. to carry 
 out, as it was this latter firm who engraved the stamps. 
 
 Mr. King gives an extract from one of the Reports, which authorizes the 
 bi.section of the Three Pence to allow the prepayment of the 7^d. rate to England'; 
 but the Report states distinctly the Three Penny stamp was alone to be used for 
 
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ynVA SCOT/A. 
 
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 Inilia viinctii'M lire prnliolily iliii' In tlin 
 
 Hiuiic" ciiiiscH lis tliiw I liuve -ivi'ii fni' tlir funiicv Colmiv. Tlif fi 
 
 found in the Kc]Miit of tli,. I'ostmiistci'-Gciii'r.il of (livut l!ril 
 
 11,1^- piirliculiirs 
 
 will 
 
 lin, iiiMiii>liPil ill \f<'u, 
 
 yivc lis the oiirly postiil rates of Novii Scotia : 
 
 "In 18J2 'ftl, '53, '54, ftiiil '50 nicamiroB were sncccssivfly uiloptiil loi Dn 
 estalilishment nf a hw rate of ]M)sta.:,'i'. 
 
 On Lettern not cxcwdiiij^ \ oz. , ... :id. 
 
 Aliovf J nz. nnd not excci'diiif^ I oz. . ... (id. 
 
 Above I oz. and not excoodiii;,' l.H oz. . ... !)d. 
 
 And so on in proportion. 
 
 "Letters posted and delivered in tlie same town are cliarf^ed Id. only per Joz 
 
 ' New 
 
 iimpers are loiiveyei 
 
 1 fri 
 
 Id. jier 
 
 On printed Cirenlars, I'rices Current, IlaieHiills, &c., tlie postaj^e is 
 
 Books, &,c., are allowed to ]iass free of charge when not exceedinR 2 ozs. 
 
 in weit,'lit ; but above that weiyhl, and 
 
 up to 18 o/s. (to which weij^ht the 
 
 liook privilege is limited), the postage is Ad. per oz 
 Till! rates to Eiif,dand on May 1st, ISriti, wi're- 
 
 Not above J oz. " direct" 
 
 Hitto, by I'liitid Slates and Rrilish I'ackct 
 
 Ditto, by I'liited States Packet 
 
 Tlie present Iiis] tor of I'ost-ollieoi is Jfr. C. ,T. :Maeiloiialil, and Ih 
 
 limps (if this Colony lieiaiih 
 
 7}d. 
 
 lOd. 
 
 Is. O.'d. 
 
 rostmaster at Halifax .Mr. H. W. lilaekade,-. Tlio st 
 obsolete on .May -.'rih, \X(\7, the dale of the formation 
 
 '.f tir 
 
 of Ci 
 
 liefore j,'ivin,i,' a detailed list of the stamps of Nova Scotia, the Society thinks 
 it would be advisable to reproiluce here the excellent articles upon the stamps of 
 this Cohiny from the jien of I\rr. Donald A. Kin;,', which were published in 
 T/if Ilitllfax I'lillatcliiit for December, 1887, January and Deceiuljer, 1888. 
 :Most of the information Mr. Kiiif,- f,'ives is entirely new to eolleetora, and he 
 traces hack the date of the fir.st issue from 1857, the year it has previously been 
 put down at in the catalo,;,'ue.s, to Seittomber 1st, 1851. 
 
 "ISSUING or THE FlIiST POSTAOE STAMPS IN NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 "In looking over any of the .standard stamp cutalogm.s, the reader will see that 
 till! date for the issue of postage stamps in Nova Scotia is 1857, and New I'.runswick 
 in 1851. It alivays seemed to me as very peculi.ar, coiisiileriiig the nearness of tlii' 
 two enuntries and tlui resemlilance in their (Jovernments, that Xova Scoti,. should 
 he so long beliind New Urunswick in issuing stamps. 
 
 "I determined to turn the matter up on the first possible occasion, and see if 
 the dates were in reality correct. 
 
 "On enquiring at the Provincial Secretary's oni('e in Halifax, 1 found that all 
 records of the Nova Scotian Post Ollice Department had, at the confeileratiou 
 of tht! Ih'iti.sh North American provinces, been transferred to Ottawa. However, 
 through the kindness of the ll.m. W. S. Fiidding, the Provincial Secretary, 1 foniKl 
 in the legislative library the yearly reports of the Postmaster-General of the 
 province for the years previous to confederation. Starting with 1857— the siippo.sed 
 dat(! of issue— 1 found that postage stamps were regularly mentioned in all parts of 
 the Departmental accounts. 
 
48 
 
 NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 "It waa tlic snmc in 1850, 1855, nml 1854. A porfon would iiii,'if,'inr from the 
 wi»y tlui iiccnuiits n'iul tlmt Htiuii[w liml liii'ii iiscil for twi'iity yciiiH p.i'viimM. 
 
 "Ill tlio Ucportfl iliitc'i! .Imiimry 7lli, 1854 (bciiif,' tlic woik fur 185;i) 1 found 
 an iU'in of inforiiuilion wliiuli is not ^iviMi iji luiy ciitiilot,'ii('. It i.s a.n follows : 
 
 "'Onk I'r.NNY pnstiij,'i'ptiini)isliaviiif,'rrr('iitly lii'rn rci'civid from Loud. m nml 
 jiiit inlo circuliiliou Mv. now to 1h' liad in nearly cvfry I'osl-ollii'c in Nova Sculiu. 
 
 "'Tliero arc at prcsiMit stamps for One SliiMiie,', Six Pence, 'I'lirec I'l'iiee, and 
 One Ponny ; and tlic> iimIjIIc Ijave tlnis every liuility all'oriled tlieiii to pri'pay tlieir 
 letters to any place to wliiili stamps tan free lliem. His Kxcellency's (i(]veiriment 
 liavin},'at consideralile (jutlay i lit mil need into the cinmtry llie system of prepayment 
 liy stamps, it iMasnliji,,; of i^'ial illation tliat, the pulilical laij^i! are lie^^iiinin^,' to feel 
 ami appreciate their convenience and advanta^'cs, a iiiiicli larj,'er amoimt having; 
 been issued from my ollice during the past than the |iievioiis yi'ar, lieiiij^ an 
 increase of over 25 pur cent., a.s will be seen by reference to Keiiurl I.' 
 
 "ThuH finding,' that the Oiio I'oiniy had not been issued till .some time after 
 tlip (itlier values were, I then turned to the Report dated January i*nd, 1853 (bein^' 
 the re|iort for tlio year 185:!), in which lie s.iys ; 
 
 "'Po8lftr;o stamns valued at One Sliilling, Six Pence, and Three Pence liavo 
 been jirocured from Trelayiiey Saumlers, Ksi|., stationer, of fjondiin, and siipjilied to 
 fliationer.s, postmasters, merchant.s, iind others at a discount of 5 per cent, allowed 
 on sums of £h and upwards. During! the jiast year there have been issued tVom 
 my ollice postage stamps to the value of £';i,')5 2s. Cd. This is a much smaller 
 circulation than was antici]ialeil at the lime of their iiitrodiiCL....i into the 
 piovinccti, the public ^^eni'ially, I apiirehend, not yet clearly understanding' their 
 u.se, nor appreciatin;,' their advaiitai^es. 
 
 "'Tliey are deposited with the Receiver-Oeneral for safe keciiiiif;, from whom 
 I procure them when a siijiply is needed. Application has lx,'en made for One 
 Penny stamps, which are expected to arrive sluirtly.' 
 
 "Tlion takino tlio Report for January 5th, 1852, I find amon^ the accounts 
 of the Post (Mlico Dopartiuent foi' the ijuartor ending the 5tli January, 1852, 
 the foUowiiii' issues : 
 
 "'By amount of postage stamps on hand , , , 
 
 By amount due Heceiver-Ocneral for postage stamps 
 
 Consisting of 3 penny to value ot . . £,52 
 
 » I. 6 „ „ . , 24 
 
 „ „ 1 shilling „ . . 24' 
 
 £100 
 
 100 
 
 "Also in sanies Report aecounts for quarter endiiif; 5th October, 1851. 
 
 '"By amount of postage stamps . ... £100 
 
 Ca.sh paid to Hon. Jos. Howe, being amount remitted by liim 
 to Trclayney Saunders, Em(|., for poatjige stamps for 
 Nova Scotia . . . £221 Hs. 8d.' 
 
 "Those extracts from Postmaster General's Reports and from Post (Xrico 
 Department Aceount.s will positively decide the question as to date of issue, 
 
 "The Three Penny, Six Penny, and One Shilling wore, I should think, issued 
 to tin' ]niblic in the second quarter of 1851 ; and the One Penny were probaldy put 
 out about the last part of 1853. 
 
 "Ill the same Reports I also found the following: 
 
 " ' To remedy to some extent the serious inconvenience said to be experienced 
 by merchants ami others in consequence of there being no Seven and One Half- 
 penny currency postage staiiqi, by which parties who feel desirous could thus 
 jirepay their letters to Kngland, and not wishing to put the province to any 
 liiither expense in having ancilher 'die' prepared, I considered it expedient to 
 allow half stamps to be used with those now in vise, to obvinto the want of 
 iKH'oiiiiiiiKlatioii comidained of; and a circular was iu;cordi ugly forwarded to my 
 diqiiilies, and a notice issuetl to the public, to the effect that letters could be 
 prepaid to England by stamps by parties using a Six Pence or two Three Penny 
 stamps together with halt a Three Penny stamp. The Three Penny stamp to be 
 cut diagonally, and the Half to bo equivalent to l^d. The Three Penny stamp 
 alone to be used for that purpose.' 
 
.\()V.\ SCOTIA. 
 
 40 
 
 "Tlio Tlirno Ppniiy staniji I Inivc wwr seen cut mul iiscil in tlmt iiimiuh'I'. 
 Tliin (irilcr wim issunl iiftcr tln' rciluctidii df lln' imckct [loHtii;;!' to Kiiyliiml Irmii 
 
 1 sllillillj,' to "J |M'11I'I', 
 
 "Miijiir JCviiiiH in liin Catnln^MU) niciitinnx Un: TIii'imi I'l'imy .H\ir('liiir;,'(Ml 
 'paid n UUNIH,' iiml also ovcrininti'il '5 ( KNTh.' This I tliiuk laii lii^ ciisiiy 
 cxpliiini'il, us will lie SIMM liy the fiilluwinK ; Ahoiit 1851 (I think, hut iiiii ncit siiiv) 
 an at,'n'(^niiMit was cntcivil intu lictwcrn the rustniastrisdcniMal (if JJuva .Scotia anil 
 thi! United Ktati's fur tliu <ixchaiii,'(! of corivsiionilenec hctwecn theii' resiu'itivc 
 iiinnti'ics. It was a^'rci'd niinn tliat Iho poHtaj,'!' sliimlil Im 5 rents, the Nova 
 Scotian Throe IVnny sliiiiip to lie equal to that value. 
 
 "All letters goiuH to the I'niteil Slates fnmi N'ova Scotia, west, to he staniiieil 
 on th(! faee, whether they wcu'e paiil or not, liy the olliee which ilespaleheil the mail 
 to the United States. The staniii which was used for that purjiose I'orresponds 
 in all particulars with the suiiposed surcharf,'es. This stiuii|iinj,' I have no doulil 
 has occasionally lieen done on the postaj,'(! stamps, and thus those .so-talKid surcharges 
 have lieconie known. 
 
 "All the eHort.s tlmt I made to find out who first propo.sed the introduction of 
 po.stago stamps in Xova Scotia wore in vain. lUit I presume, juilging from the 
 accounts of tho Post Ollicu Department, that the Hon. Joseph llowi' was 
 instrumental in doing sc. This indeed was an net worthy of the lilieral and 
 enlightened mind of one of Nuva Si'otia's greatest sons. DoNAr.n A. Kixo." 
 
 "NOVA SCOTIA STAMPS. 
 "In the Dcc(!nil)Li innnhor of this paper I had an article on the proper dntn of 
 issue of thi^ Pence stamps of Xova Scotia. In it I ventured to assert that they 
 \V('r(! issui^l in tlu' middle of 1S51. Since then, on further investigation, 1 have 
 discovennl the exact date of issuo. Tho proof is obtained in th:' foli.iwim;' extract 
 from tho Chronicle of the ,30th of August, IS.Jl : 
 
 " ' N'lTK.'E TO THE I'UUI.IC. 
 
 "•Postage stanijis having liecn received from Knglatid, notice is hereliy given 
 that stamps of Three Pence, Six Pence, and One Shilling can lie purclia,scif at this 
 olliee on and after Mamhoj, ike \sl (/«// nf Stpkmkr next. 
 
 "' NoTK.— Postage stanijis before being used kIioiiM bo examiued to ascertain 
 that they will firmly adhere (as in the event of their falling <ill' the letters become 
 charged with postage), they should then be placed on the front of tin' letter, lottl 
 upon tlie right hand aimer of the, Ujiper .sii/e. Should this direction not be attended 
 to, from the rapidity with which the duty nuist be perlbrmeil, letters which bear 
 stamps will frcipicntly be taxed, while tint parlies receiving them will be put to 
 ninch trouble in obtaining n n'.Uun of the postaj;e inipio]ierly charged. 
 
 "'In all cases of complaint, whether of any irregularitv, the covers of the 
 letters (and contents in all practicable ciuses) must invariably be kejit and sent lo 
 the post-olHoc as alfording the only means of investigating tlie complaint. 
 
 "'A. WOODOATE, U.P.M.G. 
 
 "'Geni-;ral Post Office, IlAi.rFAX, ^Imijiim^ 2ith, 1851.' 
 
 "This will, I think, .settle tho matter as to tho [jroper date of issue. 
 
 "While on this subject it would bo as well to give tho same information in 
 regard to the Cent issuo of Xova Scotia, although tliero is no error in rc'gard to 
 the date of those as thoro is to tho lirst issuo. Tho extriR't following is taken frmn 
 tho Report of tho I'ostmaster-Gonoral of Nova Scotia for 18G0. He says : 
 
 " ' Postage stamps of a new design, and adapted to the decimal system, were 
 obtained, with the consent of the Uovernor in Cimncil, from the New York 
 American Bank Note Co., and circulated on the 1st of October last (I8(i0). The 
 desi^;n, colour, and value of the stamps arc as follows : One Cent, black ; Five 
 Ciait, blue ; Eight and a Half Cent, green ; Ten Cent, scarlet ; anil Twelve and 
 a Half Cent, black. 
 
 "'A supply of 19,000 sheets, or 1,000,000 stamps, equal in value to l.'52,ll(K) 
 dollars, h.is been obtained from the above firm, costing for their manufacture and 
 incideuUds 901.50 dollars.' 
 
Y^ 
 
 flO 
 
 N<n\\ sciiriA. 
 
 ' It will Im MOPii Hint 1 
 
 valiio wan lint iHMucrl till N(iiiii< liiiii' iifii.i^ t| 
 
 licrc in 11(1 iiK'iiiinii imikI,. of tlic Twd ('cut Htniiip, Tl 
 
 tlmt tlic'ic was nil iihi' fur it imM 
 
 I' iillliT st:illl|iM liiiil I II, foi' il 
 
 iitii fii 
 cxiilaiiiitiiry 
 
 Till' fniiilUill 
 
 at was lailnl tin' '(.'iiiiiily l'i,Mla;;ii Art ' 
 
 im 
 
 II' ri'iiNiiii 
 
 fxtrart fnini ||i<. l'ciMtiiiaHt(!r-( 
 
 irlli'ml H 
 
 Hi' 
 
 ralllll 
 
 iii't i.H 
 
 lialili' lilt' til liiriy (nit that jmit nf tlic Art, liiwcl iliiiiii-,' tlii' last 
 
 Hcusiim, ill ii'firi'iii'L' to llir I'ost-nlliii' rciliiciii" tl 
 
 ic |iii«laH« 111 twii c'l'iits nil a li'lter 
 
 imlil 
 
 jiiwlril ill a nullity I'lii; ililivi'iy williiii llif saiil <'iiiiiily, il was m'ii.«siii'v In prin'iiro 
 i''>'li''t' " 'laiap I'lii' llic |iii'|jayiiu'iit nf lliis |iarlii!iilar ilass nf 
 
 I'ii'iiii Itiiiik 
 III. at. 
 
 tni'll 
 Id I ITS. 
 
 Nnl,. (',), I 
 
 A|iiiliialiip|i was aiMnnlin;;ly wm'w. to tlic New V'mk Am 
 
 a sii|i|ily, iiiiil ."jiiiNi Nlii.f's wi'ii' iii'iiciiri'il at a un^t tn the Dc'iiarl 
 . , .1' .i.ii> . I. 1 1 • 1 
 
 iliclllilill;,' llic, nt iiis il< 
 
 " ' Tlic ii'iliiicil rate laiiic into o]H'riitii)ii nn ilir i itli Mav last, ami lias vicMcl 
 Inr Ilic lii'sl live iiiniillis, ciiili'il ;)(it|, Sc|it('iiilicr last (as lar as I liavi; licuii ciiaMcl 
 
 tn ..1 
 
 lean IVoiii (lie rctiiiiis in my i 
 ■ ■ ,tl •■ ■ ■ ' 
 
 'Sinn) a rcvcnin! nf -iriO iln 
 
 lais, a less iininiiiii, 
 lie saiiiu 
 
 in iiiy niiiiiinn, than wniilil have liceu mili/.t'il iiinlui' tlie lii^liei niK' loi' Il 
 liellnil 
 
 The followiiin list will ;,'ivo UH the precise ilate of all except the due I 
 
 ciinv. 
 
 Of it 1 can ill. no niiiie tliaii j,'ivi' the year, ami ahoiit Hie proluihlc lime, ju.lyii'ig 
 
 fruiii the l'oslnia.Mtcr-( 
 
 encral's Jicport. Tlie list is as follow 
 
 ;l pence 
 
 •' >, 
 I shilling 
 1 penny 
 
 1 cent 
 
 Issued 1st Seplenilicr, IHJI. 
 „ aliniii :iiil ipiarter, lH5;i. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Issiieil Isl Octnlicr, l.s(l(l. 
 
 'Those extracts will, I Ihii 
 
 Sciitia. 
 
 mil Mav, 1803. 
 
 ink, linally settle the .lale of the staiiiji- of Xovi 
 
 " DoXAMi \ Kixij." 
 
 "THE SURCIIARGEI) AXl) PUOVISIONAL STAMPS OF iNOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 "The titlfi of this is no .louht stnrlliiif,', but it is true nevertheless. It i.s a. 
 well-known fact m I'liilatdy that nearly every country has sonio .stamps, prnvisiomil 
 or I'rror, tliat are not foiiml in calalo-ncs, hut whieii ai" ncveitliele.s.s known to 
 .'.'Cist, us the St. I'lerre .Mii|uelon I'.D., the liromen Afarkcn error, nn.l so in 
 .Nova .Seotia we have the so-calleil surchar-es. In Fehruarv of this year I 
 icceive.l a parcel of oM ^ova Scotia stamps from a fricml 'in Port Hastiin's 
 Cape I.roton, and anionn them 1 found three' Three Penny stamiis with .'To' 
 in an oval printed on tliein. They had all been cut out of the envelopes' 
 IiaviiiK il part of the paper as a mar-in, and as I had in writin- for tlimn 
 speeitieil tlie dates hetween which the Pence issues would he found nil tho 
 stamps had the respective dates of tho letters i.eueiltcl on tho hacks of them 
 Immediately takni'; the three surcliar;,'cd stamps I returned tlioin, and asked if the 
 envelopes from which they were cut could Ije sent luc, and I was lucky eiimi'-h to 
 Kct them. I thou thouj,'ht 1 had a bonanza, a re^'ular surcharged stamp of Nova 
 Scotia, overlooking the fact that theri^ wore no other cancellation marks on thoni 
 The three letters had all been mailed from the same ollice, IJaildeck, within i mouth— 
 January l.'Uh, 20tli, the third the day of Hie month docs not show, lt<t;0--anil all 
 addressed to tho same person. To make me i.miv sure of the fact of their beiiiK 
 really n surcharge, I saw in No. 304 of Lc T.ndn; Pusi,, .an illustration of one which 
 was in the eollection of y\. do Ferrari, and which was precisely tlie .same as the 
 three I had. liciiig informed that the postmaster who is now at IJaddeck, was the 
 same as was there in 1 800, I decided to write him for information on the subject 
 
.VmI'.I xdiia. 
 
 01 
 
 iilM liihl ..III li,.w III,.,-,. s(aiii|,,-.,,iiii,. I,, |„. .iiirliiir 
 
 Wlli'll I iccivi.,! Ill,' f,,l|,,Hii|.^ illlHUVI-; 
 
 liiia-iiii' my ,Iis;i|.|H,iiitMiriit 
 
 '""VI'I'I.K, N'.iVA.Si.lllA, J,,W/ltlM, INS^ 
 I III ,1 I „.,.,, „n.. tl,„t «,,|.,.a,s „u .•MV,l,.|,..,s ..,i,:l,.,e.l, \Vill,!.i,| ,u,y ..i,l,.r I 
 
 ' " ' (Sl(rMCll) itdllKlir Kl.Msl.Y.' 
 
 "Til,. Mli.iiips n.|Vn.,.,l ti, in tlu, li.tlcr w,Mr iiii|.ivs,si„Ms fr,,,,, tj,,, „M |,;„„i 
 M,UMi« Ml l„H .,|li..„ To ,„„l,.,.Ktm>,l til,. lall,.,. ,,a|.| „f ,l,is l,.u,.r ,1 ,,,„,, !" 
 
 n .St ... u„,l,.r..t,„„l Imt it was a n,!,. „f ||„, x,,,!, s,.„tia IN.st (»,l l),.,,;,.i ,',, 
 
 mil iH n,.wof tim (Jana,|ia„) that a staii,,, ,sl„.„l,l „,.i |,„ ,a,„.,.||,.,| will,',.,. „ 
 
 nkoi. w,th .lat,. .sl,i,„,, l,„t with a ,.an,.,.ll,.r, s., tliat in .as,, th,. slam,. hI„.,i .1 , , . 
 
 oir th., l-slmaik w,.i,l,| 1.,. ,.„ ,|„, ,.„v,.l„|„., an.l th,. ..ri;-!,, .,f th,. l,.tl,.,. ..oi,i,l il„ , 
 
 h,. f„„„,l Ihis ..f ..,n„.s.. ,.,„il,| „„t 1 „,„. if th,. postmark was on th,. sti 1. 
 
 T is ! r "'f '"'' "''"^ |'';'Vt,<""l'l •"■ '■l,.aM,.,l, a,„l th,. sla us,.,l „.ai n 
 
 T 8 otln, „_f ,.,.„,s,., ,.x|,l,.,|,.,l th.. i.|,.a „f a simlia,.,,, \„t I„m^- afti.f this 
 
 wV Y'Tl "'T'' '"'' "" i'"V"l"I"' 1'" Im.l, whi,h was niiiil,.,! f,.,.M. 
 
 ij?.., sm■.•ha■,^^.,l ,.n ,.a..h ; l.iit, as in n.y own ..as,., th,.ni was n,. ,.lh,.,. 
 
 ■an.M. .I,.,n ,.n tli..i„ M,. Cmiils th,.,.ry is, that as th,i c,nT,.n,y was chai ., 
 tn .lul ars an, ,.,.nts m th,, l„.,,-„ni„g „f l,s,;o, an,l lliat as G.|. wus th.., "a't 
 <nly 10 c tha th.. i,„sl,„ast..r at Why..,„„,„a„l, put it ,11, tlic Six IVnnv 
 stamps t„ Hh„w hat !,,. s„l,l tliLii, f„r ,hat pri.../ If' this was th.. .J\ si 1,1 
 think n„,r., w,.,iM 1„. f„un,l, a,„l until th,.,, I will ,.,.ntini,e to hLJiov., tha 1 
 .snirlmw, wa.s ..nly an a..,.i,h.ntal cani.i.llali.ai, althoii^'h in sunn,.,' .,f M,. Vruu^'n 
 ...■.'niiii.Mt I,,.,.,. ,H a liKnr.. liv,- al,.„,-si,i„ „f n,y own Th,-,... I>,.,.'uy stuap, ilinsli. 1 1',! 
 
 I s,.,.iiis, howvv..,., a s„,.,'ula,' ,„„„m,1,.,„.,. that his an,l shoiil.I .. „nil,.,l • 
 
 nm„„.... ,„ whi,.h llM.s,. stampH a,v likely to h. ih,,. oierprint.M is ihii : In U^ 
 thur.! was a „,.w postal t,..,ity i„Ta„f,'..,l l,..tw..„n th- Tnil,.,! Stat.Ns a,„l Nova .S,utia 
 
 ;; "i ? '";;'"'■ '";"•; "f ^^''f''"' was that tl,,. ,at.. sho„l.l h„ ;,,1. p.r o , , !' 
 
 anil that all ,„vpa„l |,.tt,.,.s s,.„t hy Xova S,.„t.,a t,. Il.„ Unit,.,l Stat... si ,.11 1, ,0 
 
 ■ntk', ,1 -T" u ''""'"■ '■'" '1''"'' ■""■^- ''''^'^ '»-■"» occasionali; 
 
 «tii,tk ..„ th,. stanip a..,.,.i..ntally, an,l w,.<ii,l thus ,„ako a surcha,-.;. I havi. 
 
 TuZ^vT '",' '"";'"'"■ '," "•'"'■'' the ,.,1,.,. of th.. pai.l sta.iip l,a.s°,ni.ssc.l tho 
 
 II .;., l.;„..o stamp l.y ,.„ly a hiiu 1.v..„,ltli. Son.o uf tho «,„■'. harg,.,s have ,,0 
 iluuht <.,,.;inatc.l in tins inannc. ^ 
 
 "Tho i.,.nvisi..„al stanips of X„v, S,.„tia a.'o th. split ones, of whi,!, only 
 om value, the Ihiy.. IVnny, was anth.ui/.e.l t,. he so ns.'l, „n,l that u7l~ W 
 imrpos.,; v,z l,,all,,w the rat,. ,>f posta,,,. to (:,...at Ihutai,',, 71,1, t., he laL , 
 i ns e„„j^ oU.e Thive l'..,i,y was a„tl„.,.i....l l.y the JWma^ter-tiener «« u 
 hi.s ,-.po.t for l,S,..i h,i says, 'To ,,.,i„.,ly to some extent th.- se,.io„,s i,„.onve„ .'m 
 
 se'.J'i'orjr";;' ''^ '"""''""^ ^""' """"'^ "■ '^"■'-i-"- "^ there n^;, 
 
 .tsi ,1 .,, 1 '' ■\';'"''''',''y 1""^^''""^ ^'■■""1'"' ''.V whieh parti..s who feel 
 
 . es ,, HIS ,oul,l thus pn.pay tli,.,r l,.tler. to E„,,r|a,„l, a„.l not wishing to put th.- 
 province to any further expense in having another ",//e" prepar...!, 1 co, s ile m 
 
 ,rw., ''<.'".m„,o,lat,on e,.iiiplaii,e,l of; an.l n eireular was uce.,nli„.rly 
 
 orwar.le.l to ,i,y .l,.put,.,s, an.l a notice issiie.l to the pul.lie to the ..fleet hat 
 f ! couhl he prepa,. to Knglan.l hy stamps, l.y parties using a 8 x 1' ,,ce 
 
 a two Three Penny s an.p.. t..gether with M/ a Tin;. Penn,, Ma2 Ih^ 
 
 1 ree Penny sta„,p to be ..,,1 .liagonally, an.l the half to bo e.i,; valcnt o lU 
 
 Tho Throe Penny sta,„p alon.. to be use.l f,.r that puri.osc' 
 
 "Of the auth,_„is.3,l split stamps I have met with live varieties. Th,. .Six 
 
 leiiny out d,ag..iially, ami nse.l as thrc.. pence; als., six Penny, but cut per- 
 
52 
 
 A'OVA SCOTIA. 
 
 'i i 
 
 l)uii(lieularly, an oxtreniuly rare variety, which i.s the only one I have ever seen 
 eut in tjjis manner. 1 liavc also seen three other varieties ; they are the Ten 
 Cents, eut iliagonaily and used as Fivi; Cents, also cut jicrpendieularly and used 
 for same; and tiie Five Cents, cut diagonally and usid for tlic county [jostagc of 
 two cents. 
 
 " Another variety I have found is an oddity ; it is a Six Penny cut, and used 
 for wliat? Under it is writtiin in red jicucil '5 cTS.' I have two almost the same; 
 the other has, however, only the figure 5 in red under the half stamji. The stamps 
 have undoubtedly prepaid tlie letter, as tiie colour in which the ' 5 CTS.' is written 
 siiows it, red lieing the paid colour. Tlicy probably originated at some small jmst- 
 ollice out of stanijis, and who marked them in red us paid letters, and sent them 
 iuul the money for stamps U) tlie )ie.\t post-ollice ; or they were given by some one 
 on the road to a mail courier (as was the jiractice then as now), with the money to 
 ])repay tiiem, and he marked them in red as prepaid, and had them stamped at the 
 nearest jiost-ollice. 
 
 "All the split stamps of Xc ,Scotia arc very rare, and should bo greatly 
 valued liy coUcctcns. Oil' tlio original envelope they arc valueless, and I have been 
 sorely disapiiointed more than once on receiving them in that condition. Whilo in 
 Nova Scotia we have not got those varieties of types in stamps which some other 
 countries have; still, wo can make up a number of interesting varieties whicii are 
 iniknow-n to most collectors, and in nearly every case have never been mentioned 
 in catalogues. "Donald A. King." 
 
 POSTAGE RATES FROM NOVA SCOTIA IN TIIE YEAR 1854. 
 
 
 
 
 
 I.I.MIT OF WEIGHT I OUNCE. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To Alexandria 
 Al^;eria 
 Austria 
 Bavaria 
 ]!c'l^;iuiii 
 China . 
 
 
 . 2 
 . 1 
 
 . 2 
 . 2 
 . 2 
 . 2 
 
 it. 
 3 
 
 10 
 8 
 2 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 s. it. 
 To France . .23 
 Oihraltar . .21 
 Holland . .22 
 Hong Kong. . 2 10 
 India . . . 2 10 
 Norway . .27 
 
 To Portugal . 
 Prussia . 
 Russia 
 Spain 
 Swuilen . 
 Turkey . 
 
 
 
 i. 
 i 
 ■2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 3 
 
 if. 
 1 
 2 
 6 
 2 
 2 
 
 
 To Adelaide 
 
 Aiiti;,'ua 
 
 Australia 
 
 Bernuula 
 
 • 
 
 s. 
 . 2 
 . 1 
 . 2 
 . 
 
 it. 
 
 
 8 
 1 
 8 
 
 LIJIIT OF WElOnT J OUNCE. 
 
 To Brazil . . . 3 !) 
 Cape Verd,,. . 2 10 
 Cape of Good Hope 2 
 
 To Chili 
 Cuba 
 Denmark 
 
 
 • 
 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 d. 
 7 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 Tlie following figures s 
 Scotia in the lirsl four yc^ars. 
 
 low the increase in the sale 
 after their introduction, viz. 
 
 of postage stam] 
 
 )S 
 
 in 
 
 Nova 
 
 1852 
 1853 
 1854 
 1855 
 
 Amount sold 
 11 
 
 * * • 
 
 £ 
 . 325 
 
 . 473 
 
 . 8!)8 
 . 1656 
 
 s. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 ii. 
 ii 
 8 
 6 
 3 
 
 
 
 An increase of fivc 
 
 hundred 
 
 |ier cent. — 'J'/ie Halifax Pin 
 
 latvU.it, vol. ii., page 7 
 
 • 
 
 REFEKENCK LIST UF THE PHILATELIC .SOCIErY, LONDON. 
 
 Issue I. September 1st, 1851. 
 Tliive values. Engraved and printed in tai/lc-doucc by Slessrs. Perkins, Bacon, 
 and Co., of London, upon stoutish blue wove paper; yellowish gum, imperforate. 
 Design : Tiie design is almost exactly similar to that of the first issue of New 
 Urunswick, but the lower star contains a mayflower, the heraldic emblem of tlio 
 Colony, insteail of a rose inverted. The name of the Colony is in block type on 
 
NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 53 
 
 5. rf. 
 
 1 7 
 
 1 3 
 
 1 lU 
 
 all thrnc Viihms; "postaok" uiul tlic value in Kniiiiin capitals cm Uic Three rence, 
 and Mock letters on the Six Pence ami Uue .Shilling. The wurd " sixi'EXCE " has a 
 coloured lino down the centre of each letter. Sliaiie, lozenge. (I/huftraliuns 8fi, 
 P". 88.) Ui)i)er left hurdcr, "nova;" ujiper right, "scotia;" lower left border, 
 
 "lUHBE PKNUE," "six I'liXCB," " ONE SlllLLI.NO ; " luWer right, "I'OBTAOE." 
 
 3il., lilue, dark Miie (shades). 
 
 Cd., dark green, yellow-green ( „ ). 
 Is., liliic-iiiiiuve, dull viulut ( „ ). 
 
 All three stamps arc found cut in two and used for half the 
 dthough, as we see from Mr. King's paper, the Three Toncc wa.s 
 
 Varic/ies.- 
 nnminal values, 
 
 alone luithorizcd to be mutilated in this manner. 
 
 liemurh. — The colour of the [)ai)cr varies considerably, from deep blue to 
 almost wliito. 
 
 All the surcharges catalogued on the stiimi)s of tl issue may be put down to 
 oljliteratlons, or as due to fraud. {Vi'h Iilr. King's pai is.) 
 
 Issue II. May lst(?), 1853. 
 
 One value. Engraved and printed in tail/e-ilonce by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, 
 and Co., ujron stoutish blue wove paper; yellowi.-!i gum, imperforate. Design: 
 Diademed almost full-face portrait of Quoon Victoria looking to left, within a 
 single plain-lined lozenge -shaped frame with engine-turned background. The 
 spandrels are filled in with arabesque ornamentation, in which four eight-rayed 
 stars, that are cut in half l)y the lozenge-shapod frame, figure prominently. At the 
 top, bottom, and two sides there are narrow coloured bands, composed of diagonal 
 crcsscd linos, containing inscrijitions in plain Koman capitals. Plain scptarc blocks 
 in the four corners, with coloured Romnu numeral of value. Shape, square. 
 ijllmtration 89.) 
 
 T. "NOVA." B. "SCOTIA." R. " POSTACIE." L. " ONE PENNY "—both tllC lattor 
 
 reading downwards. jj.^ reddish-brown (si ..des). 
 
 Remarks. — Specimens of this stamp are known upon white paper, but, like the 
 Three Pence of New Prunswick, the variety is only due to the discharge of the 
 blue colouring matter from the paper. 
 
 This is the oidy stamp of Nova Scotia I^fr. King is unable to give tliv exact 
 day of issue of. A note in IVie Philatelic Reconl, vol. x. page 48, states that the 
 first supply was sent over to tlie Colony by JFcssrs. Perkins, Paeon, and Co. in 
 April, 1853 ; so the issue most likely took place on or about May 1st in that year. 
 
 Issue III October 1st, 1860. 
 
 Five mines. Engrave<l ami printeil liy the American Hank Xote Co., of Xow 
 York, on yellowish or white wove paper; yellowish gum, machine-|ierforaled, 12. 
 Designs: One Cent and Five Cents.— Diademed profile of (^fiieen Victoria to left, 
 upon a backgrouiul of horizontal lines, crossed by diagonal lines behind the head, 
 within a circle composed of a plain white and a fine coloured liiu', arched .scrolls <if 
 diagonal lines, cros.sed above and Ijclow, following the shape of the circle ; curved 
 labels of solid colour in the centre of the scrolls on the Five Cents value only. 
 The scrolls of the One Cent and labels of the Five Cents are inscrilied, in while 
 Roman caiiitals, with the name of the Colony above and the value in words bidow. 
 The remaimler of the design is completed by arabe.sciues and foliate iiiiiaiiicntation, 
 
 u 
 
ii 
 
 64 
 
 A'Ol'A SCOT/A. 
 
 ■IM 
 
 la' 
 
 wliith ciRomiiasscs tlic two .scrolls mid the I'lrck". Eiciirr an'd a Half, Ten, 
 iiiul Twelve and .. Haw Cents.— Dindoiiii'tl fiill-fute imrtniit of C,iucoii Victoiiii 
 on l),ii!k};roim(l of liorizontiil and diii-onid ci'dssimI lines, -.vitlr'n an iiin'iglit oviil. 
 Vcrticallydined arched scrolls above and lielow, for the two lower values, inscribed 
 with the name of the Colony abov(^ and the value in words bolow in white Roninii 
 capitals. The Twelve and a Half Cents has the upper inscription upon a curved 
 label of .solid colour, placeil in the centre of the scroll. The lower inscription is in 
 block letters, upon a strai.^ht octagonal label of solid colour. The reuiaiiuler of the 
 designs are tilled in with arabcstpics and foliate ornauu-ntation, which dill'er for each 
 of the thi-eo values. Shape, upright rectangidur. {UhtstralioHs <J0, 91, 92, 93, 94.) 
 
 'nova hcotia. 
 
 'one cent," "five," "eight & J," "TEN," AND 
 
 "twelve & J CENTS." 
 (a) On ijdtowifh piqtcr. 
 1 c, black. 
 5 c, dark blue. 
 8J c, yellow-green, dark yellow-green 
 1(1 c, vermilion. 
 12jc., black. 
 
 (li) On v:hite }iaper, 
 1 c, black. 
 5 c, dark blue. 
 8.\ c, yellow-green. 
 U) c, vermilion, 
 12,J c, black. 
 
 Vane/i(S.—{A) The Fivi^ Cents is known oit in two diagonally, and used for 
 the County Postage of Two Cents. 
 
 2 c. (half 5 c), dark blue. ' 
 
 (h) The Ten Cents exists cut; diagonally, and is also found cut perpendicularly, 
 each half serving as Five Cents. 
 
 5 c, (half 10 c), vermilion. 
 
 Rvmarlif. — The bisected varieties :>re unknown to the Society, but they may 
 be found described in 'Sh: King's last paper. 
 
 Issue IV. May 11th, 1863. 
 
 One value. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., on white 
 wove paper; yellowish gum, machine-perforated 12. The design is exactly the 
 same as that of the One Cent of the last issue, excepting mo value. Shape, 
 til)right rectangular. {Illustration 95.) 
 
 T. "nova .scotia." b. "two cents." 
 2 c, lilac, brownish-lilac (shades). 
 
 Remar]is.—^omc very dangerous and wcU-executei' '.'orgerics of this and the 
 previous set of stamps exist. They are quite as well ei.graved as the real stamps, 
 and wore it not that the designs are of somewhat smallc dimensions, they would 
 be most difficult to detect. 
 
 \, 
 
rPtlNCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 PRELIMINARY NOTES. 
 
 nv E. I). 11 A COM. 
 
 mills island is situated bctwoou IG" and 47° N. lat., and liptwcnn G2° and 04" W. 
 A loHK. Its aroa is about 1,;!,S0,000 awes; it is aliout 140 miles lony, and 34 its 
 greatest breadth. It was discovered by Sebastian Cabot, 1497; it was first settled 
 by the Frcncli, but was taken from them in 1 7r)8. It was annexed to Xova Scotia 
 inyC3, but, on the petition of its i ■! •',: mts, was constituted a sej.arate colony in 
 1770. liyanAct passed in 1798, ame into operation 1st February, 1799, 
 
 tlie island received its present muv • ■ .'rince Edward, Duke of Kent. 
 
 Tlie introduction of postage stami)s iiito tJK^ Colony took place on January 1st 
 18G1, as tlie following notice from Tlw Roijal GazHh of that date, published :.t 
 Charlottetown, proves : 
 
 " POSTAGE STAMPS. 
 "The Public are horel)y informed that stamps lor the i)repaymcnt of Letters 
 and Packets to be sent by the Post will, on the 1st January, 1801, be ready 
 for circulation. The decign, colour, and value of each class of stamps are as 
 follows ; 
 
 The Queen's Head, profile ijreen. Six .'ence 
 » )) » „ Whc, Three Pence. 
 
 j> » II I, ra\, Two Ponce. 
 
 " The hlue. or ral stamp will lie received for payment of h.df the sum it 
 indicates, if eut in two diagonally. 
 
 " These stamps can be had at the Qeneral Po.«t Olfice, Charlottetown, 
 and of all Postmasters on the island. 
 
 "(Signed) L. C. Owen, Postmaater-fknenU. 
 
 "Grneuai. Post Oitick, Vcnmber 20t!i, 18G0." 
 
 Wo see from this notice the tirst i.ssue consisted of three stamps, forming five 
 values with the, two provisionals. Those first issued were evidently the Two Pernio, 
 Three Ponce, and Six Pence, perforated 9, as they are tlie only values found 
 with this large perforation. With regard to the two provisionals, Jlr. T. K. 
 Tapling's collection contains a .speeimon of the Three Halfpenny, but I iiave never 
 seen the bisected Two Pence. The latter probalily could only be employed 
 for tho prepayment of book.s, S:v.., and conse(|uently the stamps woidd get 
 destroyed. It may be also this provisional was soon replace.l by the One Penny, 
 orange-yellow, when there would bi' no further call for its u.se. The disappearance 
 of the variety, although in this case we know tho stamp was so U8e<l, naturally 
 strengtliens the suggestions I have thrown out .as regards the bisi'ction of the 
 Two Pence Halfpeiniy and Three Penny .stamps of CritLsh Cohuidiia for the 
 propnymout of newspaiiers. 
 
r.fi 
 
 PinXCK KDWAllI) ISLAND. 
 
 \i ' 
 
 1 mil uimlilc to f;ivr llic djitc of issue of Uic On,' I'eimy iiiid Nine I'ciicc, us I 
 IlilVC fdlllul IK) llli'lili.ni iif llicsi' (,\V(l imps ill T/k' linljitl (lirrttr ; lm(, ||i,. fi||. [ 
 liavc hull iiciTHs til is 11 very ilii'oiiiplclc mic, si'VI'I'mI yiMis ln'iiij,' iiiissiiif,' iiltcij^'rtliri' 
 friiill (hi- si'i'ii's. Till' Niiii' I'imut ninviiry sliiiiip, i;\\v.\\ \n (id. sli'iiiii;,', was 
 cviilnit-ly issued Un- the invpayiiii'iit of h'llei's to Kii.ulaiid, as the .', oz. rate for 
 letteis lielweeii the two coiinlrieH at. tiint time was (id. slerliiifr. ](,.|(. let mi. 
 remark that the eiineiiey of the island was apparently more depieeiateil than tJiat 
 of tlio other Nnitli Ameiican Colonies, where we have seen 7,',d. eiirreney was eipial 
 to Oil. sterliiif,'. 
 
 The next notice, taUeii from 7'//e Iti'ijal dwxlli' for Oetolier 'JUnd, IS(iS, shiiws 
 us the reason for the i.ssiie of the Four ■■'eiiiiy slaniii, whii'li came into use at 
 this date or shortly afterwiinlH. 
 
 " NOTIOK. 
 "Ills llouortl"' T,ieiit('iiaiil-{!ovcninr in ('oiincil has heeii iileasi'il to apin-ove 
 of the I'lilliiwiii;^' iiiiiililicaliniis in llie I'ostal Arraiit,'emeiit hetween llie I'liiled 
 Stales and this I.daiid ; vi/. : 
 
 "On unci al'ler llu' liisl ilay of Novoiiilier next, ilio (lostn^'e cm a single 
 Letter shall lie lAniu I'kni'K, it' prepaid at the mailiiiK ollieo, and Ten Dents 
 (iipial to Si.\ Teiiee) it posted unpaid; and for other than sint,de Letters 
 (he .siiilU! eliai-Hci shall he made for each additional half oinic'e, or fiacticiii 
 (hereof. Letters for liritish Celninliia, California, and Oivj^on .shall he 
 Si.\ I'enec', if jirepaid, jirr half ounce. 
 
 "(Sij,'ned) Thomas ()\vi:n, 
 
 "CKNKiiAi, I'dsr Okfic^k, r,>.lmn»l(r-anicml. 
 
 "Ch'town, p. K. Isi.ANMi, (ktulicr iXsl, I8(i8." 
 
 Mr. Thomas Owen heeunie I'ostinaster-Ceiieral on April ;!Oth, IcSfl", in ])laco 
 of Mr. IVter Dos Ihisay, who .suec^eede.l Mr. L, C. Owen. Mr. .loliii Andrew 
 McDonald was appointed to the otlice on .laiuiary l.'idi, 18fi9, in -dace of Mr. 
 Thomas ( (wen, deceased. 
 
 Till Riiijiil dwytli' for May -iTth, 1870, contains the following: 
 
 "REDUCTION OK POST AGE TO (iREAT 15RITAIN. 
 "On and alter the lirst ,)nne next, the postage on paid Letters for Oroftt 
 Britain will lie Tliroo IViiee slerlliiH per half oniicc, iiiatuad of Six I'unce 
 sterliiij,', as at ]ireseiit, 
 
 "(Signed) John A. McDonat.d, Pontma.ster-Cleneral. 
 
 "tlrsi-.iiAi, I'osr Offic !■:, Cn'rowN, Maij 'lOlli, 1870." 
 
 And in the issue of Tin: Jini/al Qici'tti' of .hiiie 10th, 1870, this luitico ia 
 found : 
 
 "MAILS, 1>S70. ARRANGEMENTS. 
 
 "r(istaf,'e on Letters for the Dominion of Canada, 3d. cy. each mto ; for Hie 
 I'iiKed S(ates, 4d. cy, : for (ireat liritiiiii, Ijd. ey. 
 
 " Newspapers for Newfoiiiidland iind We.st Indies, Id. Rt;,'. each ; lor 
 Australia, New Zealand, ke., 2d. stg. each. Newspap,ei-s for Great Untaiii, 
 United Stales, and the Dominion of Canncla forwarded free. 
 
 "(Signed) John A. Macdonald, Postmaster aeneral 
 
 "Ueneiiai. Post Officb, CiiAitLoriF.TowN, 
 "30M Miiy, 1870." 
 
PIUNCK EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 r<7 
 
 Till' (irst of llirsc t.\Vi> linlins -/wv!* us the ,ip|inixilii;il.' diid' ;inil ciiusc of issue 
 of the Tliiw IVlUT sliM'liiiK (\M. cuiTciwy), limwii sliiinp. It is possiMi' tl»! sl;iiiip 
 w;is not iviuly for issun on .Iiiiii' 1st, im Mr. TapliM;,''s cnllccMon containii a wijiy of 
 till- Nine I'lMUT cut in lialf ami used us I.Jd. This vancly is said to liavii Imcn 
 taken oir a letter sent to Knglaud in 1,h70, so it is possilili' tliu Nine IViiee was 
 liiseclod and UHod provisionally proviotis to llu^ issui! of tlie lirown stamp. If this 
 was so, and tlio iie.w stamp was not ready at (he alteration of the rale, the issue 
 no doul.t took ))laee shortly afterwards. This Four I'enee llalfpenuy .siamp was 
 eii^'raved Iiy (he ISritish Auieriiau liaidi N'ole Co., ,,( .\!,,ul'c,d ,'ind Ollawa: 
 the earlii'r .stamps of tlii! Colony Immm- pmdii.ed hy Charles Whiliu- printer, of 
 Iteaufort irou,se, Strand, London. It was this Mr. Whiting who sent in so many 
 es.siiys and .sn-^'estions to the ( ioveiiimenl jirevions to thi' inlrodnelion of postage 
 stamps in (Ireat IJrilain. As e.ilhrtors know, many of these (h'si^,'ns are lieantiful 
 works of art compared with the mean cnKraviii^' ..f tja; stamps of I'rince Kdward 
 
 Island, hut perhaps tlii! i)ric<' oll'cred for the .stamps al l|ii> ti they were ordered 
 
 had a },'ood deal to do with their poor workmanship. 
 
 In 1.S71 an Act was pii.s.sed to eslahlish a decimal system of currency in the 
 l.sland, which came into operation on .lanuary Uh, 1S72. I nave found no notice 
 in T/w (!a::>'/fi! of the i.s.sue of the sil of stamps with tln^ values in cents, Imt 
 if they were not issued on tlu,' .sanii! diy as the al)ove Act lu^came law, they 
 canui into u.se shortly afterwards. The stamps of this Colony wero withdiawn 
 from u.seon.Iuly 1st, lS7:i-the date the Island w.'is admitted int<, the Dominion 
 of Canada. 
 
 KKL'KKKNCK LI.ST OK TlfK ]'Il[L.\TKr,H: SOCIKTY, T.OXDON. 
 
 Issue L January Ist, 1861. 
 
 Five valucx. Litho-rajihed (!) ami printed l.y .Mr. Cha.s. Vv'hiting, of London, upon 
 nwdium white wove nnwatcrmarked pajn'r (that used for the stamps fir.st issued hein;; 
 yellowish in tone); white ,L;um. The I'ntire sheet of each value contains thirty 
 .stamps arranf,'ed in six horizontal rows of five, (ixci'ptin;,' tht^ Two I'enee, which lia.t 
 si.xty in six horizontal rows of ten. Di'si^ns : The same diadiuimd prollle of Ijluoen 
 Victoria to left do^rs duty for all live .stamps, and the inscriptions an; ail in whiter 
 Mock h'ttcrs. The O.sk I'k.nnv lia,s tlio head niion a naiculaled hack^round, 
 enclosed within a hand of .solid colour, whii'h touches the f.mr .sides of the stamp, 
 and is curved at the four corners. The hand is in.scrihcd at the left top and ri^dit 
 side with the name of the Colony and the word " ro.siAiiH," and at tiie hottoin 
 with the value in word.s. Tlu! four corners of the stamp contain small conventional 
 ornaments, and an outer line of eoh)ur completes tlu' desi-.i. Two I'unxh.— The 
 head of Her Majesty rests upon a reticulated liackground of a dill'erent ])atterii 
 to that of the One Penny, and is endo.sed within a circular hand of .soli<l colour, 
 inscrihed with the name of the Colony aliove and "rosTACiP" helow. Straight 
 lahid of .solid colour at the hottom of the standi, with the value in full. The 
 spandreks are filled in with reticulations of the .same palt(;rn as the One I'ei.ny 
 and th(! design is completed hy a single out(>r coloured line. The Thpee Penck 
 is precisely similar to the Two Pence, hut the (j!uecn'.s head is contained within 
 an upright oval hand. The Six 1'ence is also similar to the Two Pence, oxci^pting 
 that the hcml is enclose<l within an octagonal hand. The Xine Pence has Her 
 Majesty's head npon a similar haekground to the One Penny, hut endo.sed within 
 a rihhon-Iike haml of .solid colour, inscrihed with the nan f the Colony and the 
 
58 
 
 PRINCK KDWAnn ISLAND. 
 
 
 III 
 
 word " posTAOE." Till' liiiiiil is imiiin^'cd iipdii at tlio liottom Iiy a hroa.l straight label 
 of solid colour, iiia(uil)ed in tlireu liiu.'s " nine pence cuRnENfv— equal to— sixpence 
 STO.," till! first lino Iwinj,' curved. Conventional ornanionta in tlii' niipcr corners, 
 and a plain outer line of colour conipletea tlio (lesif,Mi. Slia|)e, uprij,'lit i'ectanj,'ular. 
 The One Penny ami Xine Pence were not issued with the otlier three values, 
 and probal.ly did not eoine int.. use until the year 18G5. (Illustrations 9G, 97,' 
 98, 99, 100.) 
 
 (a) Perforated 0. (Janrary 1st, 18(51). 
 2d., dark rose (sliade.*). 
 3d., dark blue ( „ ), 
 6d., yellow-jjreen ( „ ). 
 run'efe,— Divided in two, iliaxonally, and used for half the values. 
 Id, (half 2d.), didl rose. 
 Ud. (half 3d.), .lark lihie. 
 
 (n) Itoukttal. 
 2d., dull rose. 
 
 (c) Perforated 11, ll.i, 12, and compound. (1HC5 () 
 Id., brownish-yellow, oranye-yellow (shades). 
 2d., dull rose, canuine ( ^, ). 
 
 3d., dark blue ( „ ), 
 
 6d., yellow-green, hluish-greon ( „ ). 
 
 <Jd., lihic ( „ ). 
 
 T\meties.~(A) Divide' in tw, igonally, and used for half the vali.j. 
 ; ,iialf 6d.), yellow-green. 
 4,Jd. (half 9d.), lilac. 
 
 (b) Imperforate, horizontally. 
 
 3d., dark blue. 
 
 (c) Imperforate, vertically. 
 
 9d., lilac. 
 
 (d) Imperforate. 
 
 Id., orange-yellow. I 3<l., <lark blue. i gd., lilac. 
 
 2d., dark rose. | Gd., bluish-green. | 
 
 IiemarJM.—Th(i Two Pence, roulettod, is unknown to the Socief v. The variety 
 is descrii)ed in Tlie Halifax Philatelist for November, 1888, page 129. The writer 
 .says the specimen seen was u.sed, and on part of the original envelope "it has a 
 tine wide margin, and shows the roulette cuts plaiidy." 
 
 The imi)erforate stamps arc believed to be proofs, and not to have been issue.l 
 in this state. A paper on the nunor arieties found in those stamps was publish.ed 
 in The Halifax Philatelist for Soptomlior, 1888. The author is Mr. David Lang, 
 and the article a very interesting one. The following is a repr luction of it ; 
 
 " VARIETIES OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND STAMPS. 
 " This province has the reputation of issuing the worst-looking series of stamps 
 ■ design and e.Kooution of any of the Pritish North American provinces. On 
 examniing thorn closely there are a number of varieties in the stamps of which I 
 propose to give a short list of the most conspicuous. In the 
 
 "One Penny, printed in sheets of thirty; six rows of five stamps each. 
 
 " Second rou; Jifth ^tamp: White Hue above '.\' in 'island' broken, tilled 
 With solid cohair lor ibout one-eighth inch. 
 
 " Second row, sec, ■'■? stamp : Full atop above ' L ' in ' island.' 
 "Sixth row, fifth stamp : No cross-bar to ' a ' in ' island.' 
 
PIUNCE EDWAUD ISLAM). 59 
 
 "Three Pence, printed in sheets of thirty; six rows of five stamps in each. 
 
 "Fird row, second. itamp: V.-liito circle and coloured dot in centre before 'l-' 
 HI rniNc'E. 
 
 " Second row, fifth d„„qi : Full .stop between ' E ' and ' D ' in ' edwauu ' 
 
 it lool'bi^'i;;:^,^;;:' """"'" '•' ■" '■'''*"''' ""•■ "'""^ •''"'■ "' '"••' ■""''"'" 
 
 "Same .-itump: Full stop at the top bur of the last ' e' in 'three pence.' 
 top o^'d""'' ''""'' ^"'"'"' """'^'' ^'"" "'°'' "f**"^ '="^^AP".' 't Ij^i";? in ft line with 
 "/'(/(/( row, i/tird stamp : Full stop between ' r ' au(' ' o ' in ' rosTAOE.' 
 
 "Nine Pence, printed in sheets of thirty; six rows of five stamps in each. 
 
 "Second row, fourth stamp: Two full stops, one above the other, after ' sk; ' 
 
 inste'wfTl;T'\vf > "f-"\'\ ^"'^ "'"!' '"'''"■'-' '"' '" '8™''' nrra''-'"tly put there 
 instead ot alter ' src!,,' winch 1ms none. 
 
 "Two Pence, printed in sheets of one hundred ; ten rows of ten stamps in each. 
 
 "Third row tenth stump: Part of 't' in 'wo' oft', niakin" it look like 
 inverted i. Full stop before 't' in 'two.' 
 
 "In the rl,l,,.r printing of the One IViiny a peculiarity exists wliicli sonic 
 ot our reivlers may liave in a eoiiiplete form ; tliat is, an outor line all around the 
 stamp. 1 have four siieeimeus willi this line in tju^ golden yellow and yellow- 
 brown shades, perftirated 12. Specimen No. 1 was the last .stamp in tlie row, and 
 has tile mai-inal part of the she.a attached to it. Tlie line is the full lengtli of the 
 riglit Jiaiid side of the slamj), the perforation goiii^ ilircetly tlirough it. No. 2 has 
 tlie line on left hand side and bottom, the full length and Avidth of stamis with 
 traces of it showing on perforation at tcp and right hand side. No. 3 has lino 
 sliowing ,n parts at left hand side and a;, bottom. No, 4 shows only at bottom. 
 Ihe last two are of the yellow-brown shade. 
 
 "This peculiarity may also be found in the Four I'cncc, but parts of the lino 
 only sliowmg. A peculiarity of the Foui Pence is that in the dianioiul, on each 
 sun ot the stani]) there is a small oval ornament, which h.xs in the diamond on the 
 right Imiul side of the stamp a .small line to it at top and bottom, but on the oval 
 at the lett l)anu side none at all in any. The Cent issue with one exception is frco 
 trom those errors or secret marks, or whatever they may be. The one is in the 
 ilireo Cents, which are printed in sheets of one hundred, ten rows of ten stamiis in 
 eadi. The seventh .stamp of the fir.st, third, liftli, seventh, and ninth rows ha:i a 
 tuil stop between 'riiixcE' and 'euwahu,' thus 'prixce. edwahi).' The varieti.'s 
 in the 1 once is.suo mentioned above are, I think, .some kind of secret marks, 
 altliougli they are not found in a regular rotation as in the Three Cent, beiii-' 
 ai'lutrarily scattered hero and there over each sheet, the varieties of each stamp 
 when they occur being precisely the .same, so that it is hardly in.ssible that such a 
 series of erroivs could be made unintentionally; but of this sonic one with more 
 knowloclge of the stamps may be able to speak. 
 
 "David Lang." 
 
 and printed by Mr. Charles Whiting upon medium /i-Ftiiyt^''^^'( ( ■ } 
 :)aper ; white gum. Tlic entire sheet consists of thirty " 
 
 Issue II. 1st November, 1868 (7j. 
 
 One value. Vm < ^\. \ 
 white wove nnwatermarked paper ; white gum. Tlic entire sheet consists of thirty 
 stamps arranged in six horizontal rows of live. Design; The same diademed 
 profile of Queen Victoria to left, as in the preceding issue, upon baskground of 
 horizontal lines. Curved scrolls of solid colour at top and bottom of the stamp 
 the upper inscribed ^vith the name of the Colony, and the lower with the value 
 ill words. ^^ IJeneath the top scroll a small curved label of solid colour inscribed 
 "POSTAGE." All the inscriptions are in white block letters. Fancy ornaments at 
 tlie sides of the stamp and a single outer line of colour eomnlete the desi-n. 
 
60 
 
 PIUNUK EDWARD LSLAND. 
 
 Rlmpo: Upii-ht rwtiin-uliir, luiifliinu-i.orfcratc.l 11, Hi, 12, and compound. 
 {I / 1 (ulnd ion 10 1.) ,, ■■ , 
 
 Vnrktij. Imperforate. I'roljuljly prouf. 
 4d,, blnck. 
 
 Issue III. 1st June 1870(7). 
 
 Our value. Engraved and printed l)y tlic I'.ritiHh-Amcrican liank Note Co., 
 of Moiitrcid and Ottawa, upon niedimn white wove unwaterniarhcd pa|)er; yelluwinli 
 gum, niiiehineperforated 12. Design: Diademed, nearly full face, portviit of 
 (Jueeii Victoria looking to left, upon background of horizontal lines, enclosed 
 within an upright oval. Curved label of solid colour following the shape of the 
 oval at the left, top, and riglit side, inscribed with the name of the Colony and the 
 word "post.voe" in white Roman capitals. Araljesqucs in the lower cornerH, 
 surrounding a backgnnuul of cross-hatched lines. Tiu! left contains " 3d. hto.," and 
 the right "cv. 4|d." in white numerals and letters. The upper corners also contain 
 arabesques. Sliuiic, upriglit rectangular. (Dlunlmlinn 102.) 
 
 4Jil,, yellowish-brown (shades). 
 
 Issue IV. January 4th (?), 1872. 
 
 Sij- valiien. Lithographed (?) and printed by Mr. Charles Whiting, of London, 
 upon medium white wove unwatermarked paper; yellowish or brown gum, nuichine- 
 pi.'rforated 12, 12J. The entire sheet of each value consists of one hundred stamps, 
 arranged in ten rows of ten. Designs : The same diademed profile of Queen 
 Victoria to left is found upon all the stamps. One Cent. — The head rests upon a 
 background of horizontal linos, surrounded by a circular band of solid colour, 
 inscribed with the name of the Colony above and the word " postage," below. 
 Straight label of solid colo\ir at the bottom of the stamp, witli value in full. Small 
 upright rectangular blocks of solid colour in tlic four corners, containing numeral of 
 value. Spandrels filled in wit'.i reticulations, and a plain outer lino of colour 
 completes the ilesign. Two Cents. — The head is upon a background of solid 
 colour, enclosed within a narrow upright oval l)and of reticulations. I'lain label of 
 solid colour surrounding the upper part of the oval, inscribed with the name of 
 the Colony and "rosTAOE." Straight label of solid colour at the bottom of the 
 stamp, with value in full. Square blocks of solid colour in the four corners, 
 containing Arabic numeral <if value, Tlie remainder of the design is (lllod in with 
 
 reticulations, with a border formed of a plain coloured line. Three Cento. The 
 
 head of Her Majesty is upon a background of horizontal lines, enclosed within a 
 fancy trilobed band of reticulations, having over it a curved label of solid colour 
 inscribed with the name of tlio Colony. Straiglit labels of solid colour at the top 
 and bottom of t]ie stamp, the lower one extending (juito across. The ujipor bears 
 "i'ostaoe" and the Iwttom one the value in full. Small upright rectangular blocks 
 in the epp ;i cf ,iiei s, containing Arabic numeral of value, The rest of the design 
 
 consists of rijti^.iiations and a border of a plain coloured line. Four Cents. The 
 
 head rests upon a liackground of solid colo\ir, enclosed within a fancy-shaped 
 octagonal band of reticulations. Straight labels of solid colour at top and bottom 
 of the stamp, the upper inscribed in two lines " postage — prince edward island," 
 and the lower with the value in words. Square bhicks of solid colour in the four 
 corners, containing Arabic numeral of value. The sides of the stamp are filled in 
 
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 61 
 
 with rotioulations, mid n plain milor c..|(,iiro(l lino cninplotns thn (lu.sign. Six Cents 
 -Tim Q„oni,'.s hoa,! is „„ a l,,wkKn.UM,l „f Imrizoiilal linon, oncl.«o,l within a 
 faiicy-sli„,MMl h.xa^oiml l.Mn.l of ,rli,n,lalinMs. Two stn,i-ht laljuln of snlj,! colour 
 
 fit tlio top, mul „ similar on. at tl,o hntl of M„. stamp. TIm, i.ppor are inscrilKMl 
 
 'I posTAOE-niiNct: UDWArii. island," aiul the hotton. hears tlio value in words 
 Siiuaro blocks of .soli<l <'ulour in tho upper cornprs, ami similar upriyht rmtan-ular 
 ones in tho lower, .contain the Arable numeral of value. Straight han(rs of 
 retieulationa at tho .siiles of tho stamp ami a border of a plain eoloureil line 
 complete the design. Twelve CENia-IIead of Queen on l)aek-TOund .,f solid 
 colour, enclosed within a band of reticulations forming a twelve-sided figure. 
 Curved plain label of solid colour above, and a similar straight label extending tho 
 whole width of the stamp below. Tlu' upper is inscrihcd\vith tho name of the 
 Colony and "postage," and tho lower with tho value in words. S,,uare blocks of 
 solid colour in tho upper corners, with Araliic numerals of value. Tlie rest of the 
 design is composed oi" reticulations and a border of a plain coloured line, Tho 
 inscriptions on all the stamps are in white block letters, excepting the values' in the 
 bottom labels of tho Two, Four, Six, and Twelve Cents, which are in Roman 
 capitals. Shape, upright rcctangidar. {lllwtmUon^ 103, 101, 105, 10(>, 107, 108.) 
 
 1 c, orange-yellow (shades). 
 
 2 c, ultramarine ( „ ). 
 
 3 c., rose ( „ ). 
 
 4 e., yellow-green ( „ ). 
 c, black ( „ ). 
 
 12 c, bright mauve ( „ ). 
 
 Varieties.— (a) All the values may be found with dark brown gum, which has 
 stained the paper and given it a brownish hue. (ji) All tho values exist imperforate 
 but they are probably only proofs, (c) The Six Cents is known divided in two, 
 each half serving as Three Cents 
 
 Rciiiad'.t.—A large stock of the stamps of each issue remained in the hands of 
 tho postal authoritie.s at the time the Island boeamo incorporated in tho Dominion 
 of Canada. Tho slock was disposal of in 1871- to a speculator, who has since 
 supiilied the principal stamp dealers throughout the world. 
 
 Note by Md. T. K. Taplin-o, M.P.-In The Stamp Collector's Magazine, vol. x. 
 p. 105, will bo found an amended notice relating to the values constituting tho 
 above issue. Among thom is catalogued a Timi Cents on tho authority of'"' The 
 American Journal of ritihdchj. Some discussion arose subsaiuently as to the 
 authenticity of this value, but the mystery attaching to it sooms never to have boon 
 wholly cleared up. Very few specimens were seen, and these ajipear to have boon 
 obtained by Ts\. l^loens from what ho considered a thoroughly satisfactory source, 
 l^rueh doubt has been thrown upon tho stamp by iMiglish writers ; but a few weeks 
 since I was shown a specinien in Jlr. Pearson Hill's collection, which he told me 
 had been there over seventeen years. Mr. Hill's connection with our fionoral Post 
 Office enabled him to get nearly all his stamps direct from Foreign and Colonial 
 Governments, and his impression is that this stamp reached him in the same way. 
 It is similar in design to the Three Pence of tho lirst issue, tjf which it is apparently 
 a cojiy, though the details are rather larger and the general a])poarance rougher. It 
 is a companion in style and execution to the issue of which it is supposed to form 
 a part, and the perforation (machine 12) is identical. Tho colour is dull mauve. 
 
63 
 
 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 It is posrtibli- lliat tlio Htiimii was pi'r|)ai'(>il mul iii^viT issuiMl, tliouirh I'voii in thin 
 case Mr. Ilili mif,'lit i|iiitt^ well Imvt^ liiul a specimen sunt iiiiii with tlio othnn l>y the 
 Pl'iiU'u I'Mwiml IsIihkI (iovcniiiii'iit ; but if it was merely ii fraudulent siiec iilatimi it 
 sooiiiH Htran^e that > opies are, ami always have been, exeeedingly imeduiiiinn. i 
 venture no delinite opinion either one way or the otlior, and liope this short note 
 may ilriv an answer from some nue i|Malilied to speak with eertainty. 
 
ADJ)Ex\DA. 
 
 ^I^'CK tho CiitaloKUd wus priiilrd, tlic mrniljcrs (if the Cdiniiiittcc ciiIiiisIimI with 
 O its iMililiciitioii liiivc liiid tlic (iiiiMiiUuiity i.f ( uiisultiiif,' Tliv Halifax I'lnlaliHd 
 for the current year (18S9), the mimbers of \vhii:h hiul licit previously been seen 
 liy thi'iii. 
 
 Tlie Afiiy nuiulier coiitiiiiis a I'oiiy of a recontly-imlilisheil Ciiimdiiin postiil 
 iiotiic, referriiif; to eertain alterations in the rates, .^'e.; mil in Ui,. minihers for 
 .laniiary and Kclirnary "Sh: Donald A. Kin;,' has (wo fmllier papers upon the stamps 
 of Xova Seolia ; while the April number eontains a I'tter from a corrcspoiulent upon 
 tho bisected stamp of New IJrunswick. Tho Coiumittoo consider it advisiible to 
 reproduce here all tho four articles mentioned, feeling sure their contents will Ik^ of 
 interest to philatelists, and help tu add further to the cunipletcness of tho iiostal 
 history of each of tiie provinces. 
 
 CANADA. 
 
 "The Canada Two Cent Keiiistralion Stamp will .soon be a thinj; of the past. 
 Tho following is the olliiial order in connection with it : 
 
 "•NOTICE TO THE PL:15LIC. 
 " ' Changes in Postage Rates uxdeh AuTHoniiy of Post Office Act, 1889. 
 
 '"The rate of postage upon Letters posted in Canada, addressed to plai'es 
 within the iJoniiniiin or in the United States, will he three cents per ounce 
 instead of three cents per half ounce as heretofore. 
 
 "'Upon drop Letters posted at an ollice from which Letters are delivered liy 
 letter carrier, tlie postage rate will be two cents per ounce instead of one cent per 
 half ounce. The rate of ^jostage up(,;i drop Letters, except in the cities, where 
 free delivery by letter carrier has been established, will lie one cent per ounce. 
 
 "'The fee for the registration of a Letter or other article of mail matter will 
 be five cents upon all c lasses of corresiiondeiice passing within the Dominion. 
 For the present, and until further instructed, the registration fee may be prepaid 
 by using the two cent registration stamps and postage stamps to make up the 
 amount. 
 
 "'Letters insutliciently prepaid will be charged double the deliciency as 
 heretofore, provided at least u jiartial preiiayment has been made. 
 
 "'Letters posted wholly unpaid will be sent to the Dead LettiT Ollice for 
 return to the writer. ,< , j„„,. q_ HAaaART, Postmidcr-Gm^al. 
 
 "'Post OKFiri; DErAnTMKNj, Ottawa, 
 "'8'/ May, 1880.'" 
 
 NEW BlIUNSWICK. 
 "COMMENTS ON THE SPLIT STAMPS OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 
 
 "(To tite Editor of * The Halifax Philatclis!.') 
 
 'I Having oxamincd your plate of Nova Scotia split stamps and oddities, I wouhl 
 like to mention a few notes on the split or provincial stamps of New Jirunswick. 
 In tho catalogue list of tho Nova Scotia I'liilatolic Association I find that there arc 
 but two of those split or provisional stamps oll'erod, both Nova Scotia Six Ponce 
 cut dii^onally and used as Throe Pence, and not one split Ni^w I'.runswick. 
 
 " To all appearances, and from what I can learn, I think there were very few of 
 
04 
 
 AnnF.NiM, 
 
 tlii'si- in'oviHiiiiml -liimiiM of Ni.\v ItiiiiiHwick \\m>A, mul lliorofoiv tl 
 
 I I 
 
 iiivc never seen liiil tliive nr fmir on tlit^ nri 
 
 ;iMal I ii\ ' 
 
 pi'M, mill lm\( 
 
 Hi.y lire Very nire. 
 
 liiil l\ 
 
 my e,>ll..eli,.i. -II Ten (,'.■ , vemiili New linmswi.k, , ,.( i,, |,„lf veiiieMlly, uml ,i....,l 
 
 ilrt IV I'lve tlelit hIiuii| 
 
 n tl 
 
 iHCiit; 
 
 K 
 
 vevniilidn, lieiii'' cni, ,/, 
 
 tlic Miipply (if Imv(. (Jeiil III 
 
 rif^iniil eiivelci|ie, ami is |inMliiiiiikei| 'SI, .Inlm, 
 in«.sl..M, \,,v. tJ, IHOO.' I liave iilso lieahl of lliii Ten CenI, 
 
 seen any ho nueil. 
 
 |ireHlllilil 
 
 iiiiliiinilhi iiis(eail of verlieiilly, Iml li.ive not 
 
 \s the seeond isMii. of New Illiniswiek liisl, eaiiie into use in iHfiO, i 
 
 T 
 
 en Cleiit, vermilion, siam| 
 
 iii|w ran sliort, ami llms sii;,'t,'e.sle(l the Hiijiitin- of tl 
 
 iii>ri/.oiiliill 
 
 I iiave also liearil_of the Six I'eiiiiy staiiilis heiiij; eiil holli d 
 
 y, aiiil iiseil as Three I'eniiv, lull Imve not 
 
 (louh 
 
 'Can any of my hrotlier 
 
 en lint I 
 
 ia^'omtlly ami 
 
 Useil, 
 
 etters to Australia in iNliO? I in the Dili of tl 
 
 olleetors tell what rale was eliarKeil for Ninj,'le or 
 
 lis 1 all I reeeiveil fn 
 
 New Unmswiek an envelope wliieli had lieeii sent out to M ,„..„ 
 
 lH(iO It was mailed iil Kiii-slun, N.li., in May, IMOO, and wvnl' 
 On the envelope, whieli is yellow, are a One Shilli 
 ■\inee, yelli 
 
 1 
 
 IV total of lift 
 1u 
 
 elhonrne, Australia, in 
 
 London. 
 
 UK, violet, and one half of u Six 
 
 "■, ml in half (lia,','onally, ami presiiiiialily used as Three I'ein 
 
 Tli^ 
 
 ei'ii pence, ipiile ii lii;,'h rate I'cjr ii single I 
 
 l'( 
 
 liny stamp is very liri^'ht, Imt the One SI 
 
 n\ makiiij{ 
 etler, as such | presume it to 
 
 would like to know if any of the reaih'rs .if 7V,e Hal 
 
 ever seen any of the liij,'li vahii's thus'comhii 
 
 lid 
 
 ill all cullect 
 
 iccupy a proiiiinent place 
 
 tl 
 
 I tl 
 
 iillnii,' IS so whiil faded. 
 
 ij'ii.i' i'/ii/aMM havi! 
 
 ink they are very rar 
 
 le rcpreM'Utalion of New Mr 
 
 iinswic 
 
 k sti 
 
 !•■ 
 
 and 
 nipH 
 
 "[The split stamps of Xew liruiiswiek an 
 iiioiv so than any of the other I!. .\. A. I'mvi 
 
 lumiuur, J'lirf Jcr-iit, N.y. 
 
 d(m)>t 
 
 hut t 
 
 ley are not 
 
 ■lie which did not do tlii 
 
 s, as split stamps from I her 
 Jitter from Nova Scotiiv to Victoria w 
 
 Canada seems to ho thi! only 
 The rate on 
 
 e mv verv scarci 
 
 we presuini) it wiva the siiiiiu from Now llrunswick.— 1' 
 
 IS one shilliiij^r and threepence. 
 
 r/iilalelM.] 
 
 From the ahove letter, wc imh therefore add the fi 
 
 the issue of May 15tli, 1800, on piv-.^ 31) of the Catalo-ue 
 
 Varic/y.—Thii Tun Cents ii 
 
 DiTcju of Thv llalifd. 
 
 llowiiij; at the holtom of 
 
 s known cut in two dia','oimlly, and also vertically. 
 c. (half 10 c), soarlet-vuniiiliun. 
 
 i J 
 
 NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 "SOME OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS UELATING TO THE FlUST IS.SUE OF 
 NOVA SCOTIA STAMP.S. 
 "TllK postal service of the liritish-Aiuerican i)roviiices, until the year \m\, was 
 directly "inder the control of the K,ifr|ish I'ost Ollice Departii.eiil. This, with the 
 liiKh rate of posta-e, llie insiillicieiit mail accoiiiiiio,l,itioii, and the striic'eiit laws 
 against a private person carryin.i,' or delivering a Letter on tlii^ iiost voacj, was tlio 
 cause of innumerable .omplaints on the part of the Colonic, and gave the Eiifedish 
 1 ost Oliice ollicials the IrouMi' of senilin^' out lont,' despatclios. 
 
 "The Colonics cuinplaincd that the ICiit,'lish Post Otlic; took a lai^e aimaint of 
 revenue .h^rived from the postal service, which the Colonies were not ahle l,i loso 
 out of the country. The Kn-lish olli,.iaIs said that there was an annual deli.'it in 
 Nova Scotia aloiu! of iiJ.OOO per aniuim. This state of tliin-s existed for yoar,s 
 and every annual ivjiort of the I'ost OMice Commissioners which sx.xh laid on the 
 tabic of th(- local Legis iture was full of complaitits under this head. To "ive ii 
 spi.cimen from one of the reports of these Post Ollice Coniiiiissions, the followin.' is 
 e.xtracted from their annual report for the year 1814 in Xova Hcotia. After speaking 
 in favour of ,t large reduction in postal rates, they say: 'This, with tho use of no.st 
 stamps trom dies authorized by the proper authorities, would render the transit of 
 l.etters_aiu 1 apers ) ss complicated, and give the relief rcpiired by the people.' 
 
 'To this no answer was returned till some time in 1H4.'), when a Ion" despatcli 
 was received from the I'ostiiiaster-Geiieiul of Ureat Britain, Lord Loiis"lalu, who 
 
 St ■ 
 
10 IjuUuiii of 
 
 ADDKNDA. ,,5 
 
 Ml A.\, .Sn.tii IS „„.. wl,i,.|| I nii.iml , umimmiM y.Mir l„nWiii, (V,.,,,,,,,! 
 
 liilU'Mi.l, ll,,.,, Ouvniinr .,f \„v„ s,.„li„) t„ ..,,(,.11, in L I ,.,,,". ,. 
 
 I i,i| 1^1. 1,,. ,1.1., ..I.: ,; ■ , , .' 'MM'II.IMI, IIH 1 raillKll hilt ('(lllhHCr 
 
 I'liih'.! Kin..,ln,„ • Tl w will ' ".'"', "" l"'""">' "" I""""''* i" II'" 
 
 "AH.lHIMriii.uii „f til 4„1 ,„r„i„ii„„|„linn ,,f |1„. |,|,,vii,n. . ■ tlii. ■ K, 
 
 In. fax M Tn.n., l,v ,|,„ ,.„,„.|, rou.l, was a .li.i.M,,.,. .l' U- • I .1 ■,. I.'. 
 
 tli.H. , , .M 1|,„ Mia, ..ni.nrr. w.iv not all„w,.,| to .Irlivrr mail ,. I. ■ way 
 
 f'liiia, AcwIiiiiiM aiK , am ', ■ MaiLh tl.,. i.',„,i;.i. c , , , ' 
 
 ..<u,,, . ,, • , . ,. , "'ll.M.IKAX, /l/.n7 2!.s7, lur.l. 
 
 m to taki (.Meet in Nuva Sculia, ami as I pcnvivc l,v ll„. I'r„vi ■ ,l \' ". 
 
 ''i'pii™';"'Ho.usn,,;i;,::;r;i;:,.!^';:j;^-':;i!';^f;,,-::^^^^^^ ..^ 
 
 ,,„ ,„r"i , "■" I".^"«"'•^t ""^1 'I ro'|Misiti,at r,a- .-.,oihi nlnris ,',v mow !„■ 
 
 S"™'i'Str':;;;r:;;::^:''' "^ -^^'"^'''"^ ti...,.enc., w,a,i,i .: ;:;;:;, t 
 
 Ihf LVf tirnf .•''ll',l,r',r'' '''•!"'>'.,"'""'l« l->r.lM,.Uu Lrtturs, or Uaters ..,c....,lii|.- 
 
 l^tn;:ll;:'!nU,:i;;;i„"!i;:, s,:,;''^"""" ^'""^'V i-' "- •■* "f ti,.. «.ven;i 
 
 Ills Kx<H.||,.n,y w,m,I,| larlVr "'■''''"'' "' ''■''• '"■ ""-V ""'"^ '^"•"•"' 
 
 ■•"uM 1' maa;:'i:;.];i:;,:inj;;;;'i;!'::,,^:i';''-''^ n-^ ,.-,..•, <..i..-- a,™nK.a,.ents 
 ... ti.: ;'l;t oili^^'ii^t;;;:,;;;;';:;;';:::;::^ ;,i;i,^;;r' ■"■ "''^ ''■"i"-"-- ' -" "i'i''y 
 
 "A .•n,,y „f tlu. .Icsi^-n nirntinn,.,l in tliis hlU-r is „n tl„. niai-iii „f t!i.. I HI... 
 
 ;:;iv Jiiko :r:a:'i?M:;;s,^'':!:;,;:;,;;::'f;:;jt;' !" -^ SK-.'.;:;f !::};:. • 
 
 ,„, I ,1 Tin-. ; 1 '"""■> '-^"l''"';? lliat tliLTiMs not 111, V crown iir wivatli 
 
 ..ini,(,.,i Lim'' i;;"!!;!,,;''' r7'f' "- f'""i';« 'i-i^c. was vo,y ,i„id. liko u, „. 
 
 i St. "of :^^i ,'',,?;' •'^''■'''"- "'^"'" l"-* °" f- f"-'« ^.r.. iu.r|„.mli..nlar 
 dr'nliir s1ii.,m' ' '''"'" ^"'' "'''^''""« ""-" ""'^« '' 'li-'"''^""' i"«U.a,l of 
 
 lVovh™'s;!'Sl'/T,wl '■''"•;'"' ■"^'•'^'■'>' «" f»rtl'" llian tho ollko of U,,, 
 
66 
 
 ADDENDA. 
 
 I'll 
 
 'f 
 
 . £'.'),0()() 
 . £2,50(1 
 . £2,500 
 iiiuuuiit be consiJercil too k. 
 
 previous, liad (lo.-i-ns [Wn siiliiiiitlod to him mid approved of, iind ordered the 
 neuessnry stiun)« witlioul Ww, kiuiu-lud-o of tile Postnmster-Oeneml. At the same 
 tinu' he apparently had th<^ power to ileeide <m the desi-u of the Xew lirunswick 
 stamps, as may b,. inf.'ircd from the foUowiii;,' memorandum; or perhaps the stamps 
 ol holli Co (.nies were boii-ht tc«etli,.r for the sake of eecmomy. The memorandum 
 IS tlatod .hiiy 8th, 1851, and is copivd from tlie same letter-book : 
 
 "'memo. 
 " ' Wheii Mr. Howe made the ap].h'(ation for stamps, it was proposed that, 
 nller the Inst siii.ply had anive.l, llie i^latus could have been sent out, and 
 impressions taken oil l,y en-raveis in Halifax. As Mr. Saunders, liowevcr, seems 
 to rqiort against tne iii„i)osili(in, I Haild Ik- to suf,'f,'est, for the consideration of 
 tlie Oovernment, that £10,000 H-ortli of stamps for Nova Scotia, and a similar 
 amount tor Ivew Brunswick; viz.— 
 
 3d. 
 
 6(1. . . ■ 
 
 Is. . . '. \ 
 
 be rnrnislieil tor inime'liate use; or, should this 
 to dcjulile the above numbers. 
 
 '"I would also recommend that 200 half-pound canisters of oblileratiii" ink 
 be also provided— 1011 for the use of this province, and 100 for New Lrunswrck- 
 aiid directions lor its use. "'(Si.-n.d) A W 
 
 "Mv. II. kkatin-o, ks.|., juhjm, ma.' ^ " ' 
 
 "What amount of stamps was ordered couM not be found out, nor can any 
 trace of fnrtlicr orders be found until 18.")7, wlieii an application-letter was .sent to 
 the Proviueial Secretary, and which will be copied later on. 
 
 "It was mentioned in above letter tliat a proposal was made that the plate.s 
 should be sent out, and stamps wanted could be printed from here. T'lis seems to 
 be the opinion anion- Knnli.sh iihilalelists, as Mr. W. A. S. Westoby says in a 
 letter to me of February (jtli, 1888, that h.^ was informed by the makers of tlio 
 ,,late.s--:Messrs. Perkins, IJacoii, and Co.— tliat the plates of the Xova Scotia and 
 Xew P.runswKdv stamps wen^ sent out liere on the .same day— Auj,'ust 6tli, IS-^l 
 
 "On receipt of this, I wrote :\fr. F. M. Passow, wlio was cliief clerk of tlio 
 Aova Scotiaii Post Ollicc^ Departinent, to en(|uire whether the plates ever came here. 
 He .said, '1 doubt if the plates were ever sent out to Halifax ; I never saw them.' 
 To make this positive, we find, in the letter to the Provincial Secretary above 
 referred, indisputable evidence that the plates were in England in 1857. The 
 letter is as follows ; 
 
 "'General Post Office, Halifax, 
 
 "'Jnbj2iid, 1857. 
 "'Sin,— The stock of pasta^je stamps procured from England some time a"o 
 belli"; nearly e.\liausted, I have the b.oiiour to reiiuest that yon will be "ood 
 enough to issue the necessary directions to Jlr. Stanford, No. 6, Charint! Cross. 
 London, lor a further demand ; viz.— 
 
 10,1)00 sheets of 3d. postage stamiis value £20,000 
 2,'100 „ G.I. ',, „ £10,000 
 
 i.2''<i „ Is. „ „ i;io,ooo 
 
 Kach sheet to contain IGO labels of Tliree Penny, Si.K Pemiv, ,.ud One Sliilling 
 stamp,s, making each sliei't of the value of £2, £4, and £8 respectively, and to be 
 the colour ol those alli.xed on the iiiargin. 
 
 '"The last supply of stamps was furni.shed by Mr. Trelawney Saunders, 
 who lias traiislerred his business to Mr. Stanford. In applying for these posta-e 
 labels, theretore, it will be neces-sary you .should furnish Mr. SUinford with your 
 authority to produce the key for opening th bo,\ containing the dies, which are 
 now ill the possession of the engravers, Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Petch, who 
 also are in possession of a key fur the safe custody of the dies. 
 
 " ' It is particularly reipiestcd tliat the stamps mav be forwarded at as early a 
 period as possible, those remaining on liaiu' ' , iiig not only nearly expended but 
 much injuicd. AVheii making the re(piisitioii, it would lie as well to caution the 
 engravers not to pack the parcels toe; close ; for when they are strictly confined 
 they ailhere, and become useless, as was the case with «orae of the iiackiu'es in the 
 last supply furnished. " ' 1 have, &c. &c. 
 
 ixm 11 ^ ,. n, "'(Signed) A. Woodgate. 
 
 "'Tho Ho.v. C. U. TurrKi!, M,D., ii.P.P., Ualifaic.' 
 
ADDENDA. 
 
 67 
 
 lsr.-w"V"'° >'?1"'.^'t''^'>^f«' «<«»>1« (tl.o.^n of July 8tl>, 18M, anil July 2iul, 
 ve'io sent "™ '"" " "'"'' "'"""'"'' "" ''""^'^ ""^'■'' '1'^'" l"'" ■'*"l'Pli«s 
 
 -shade of the Ono .Sh.lh,,^., ar. thr carli.r issu.. After ..xa>ninatio,. of a 
 
 number of spt'cuuciis of tli(^ t\V(j lower values on tl 
 
 Three Pence or yellow-gri^en Six Peiu:. 
 
 From that date the li.ulit blue Three Pence and 
 
 At the time tlie last supiilies were sent tail, in 18:)7" soi 
 
 Pence and Six Penee were printed on an intensely b'hu 
 
 ight 
 
 arge 
 
 es on the ori-nud cover, a dark blue 
 
 is sc'ldom fiamd after Xovembcr, 1857. 
 
 irk 1,'reen Si.\- Pence is the rule. 
 
 ue sheets of the Three 
 
 iper, as I Imvi^ 
 
 ,, ,. ,,. 7, -..- I.....VV.,. ,... „u luLi-useiy oiue paoer, as 1 lavi^ in mv 
 
 collection a Six Pence on this blue paper split aial used as Three Pence on original 
 cover, postmarked I unenburg, Dec. 7, 1859,' and an entire one on envelope 
 from same place, 'l>eb. (date indistinct), 18G0/ 
 liliier pai)er than the ordinary dark shades of 
 
 pi 
 
 The Three ]'ence is on a much 
 
 same on lilue paper of the earlier 
 
 our specimens, and [ 
 
 shades _. „ „.. ,,.,„ 
 
 issue. Of tli(> Six Pence on blue jiaper 1 have only seen f. 
 
 have examined a large number of that value 
 
 tintej'Tl," '«'"'; l"''"""o'"f.tl>e Three Peiic was on a white paper, which was 
 
 tmteil blu(! on lace by the ink, m' msulliciently-cleaned plates 
 
 IS on a iiaper which shows a somewhat bluish shade in it. 
 
 "D. A. Kixn.' 
 
 The Six Pence 
 
 "DATE OF ISSUE OF THE ONE PENNY NOVA SCOTTA. 
 " WiiRE the exact date of issue <,f the Throe Pence, Six Pence, and One Shilli,,. 
 Xova Scotia stamps has been discovered, that of the One Penny has only been 
 guessed at Having lately been fortunate enough to procure access to the letter- 
 nt. nb '" T ^^"t;i'l^^''^t "'"•■'■ J'q'artmenf, I have l,een enabled to make the 
 date almost exact, as will be seen by the following letter of th., Postnu.ster-Oeneral 
 of .Nova feeotia, and copied from the lotterJ.ook of that Department: 
 
 '"Halifax, M,ii/ I2th, 1853. 
 nf *9n(f!l!:.;;^ ^T'A "",;'"'"""r '" >'^"l'W'<t that I limy l,e furiiislicd with a RUiiply 
 Office"^ tf Piti°?: ^ """'^;: '"'l^'^ (amoun,i„, t„ £.00), for the use of the 'pU 
 " • Itece!.e,:Gen.ral of Nor^a S^Jh!!^'^ '^^ ^^ °°°'''"^^' P'>'('»'''><^r.General. 
 
 .Ut. "o?i' '' ^Y ";f "T"?" f'f "'« <»"« l'"»"y stamps in the IctterJiook, and the 
 date of issue shoiil.l I think, be taken from that application. In the le terJ.ook 
 containing copies of letters to deputies, the (h.t re,|uisitio„ for One Penny stamps 
 1.-. from the Postmaster of Amlierst, the answer to which, here given, is; ' 
 
 "'Halifax, /h/)c 30//i, 1H53. 
 '"Sin,— I beg to enclose herewith, agreeably to your request, iiosta.'e stamns 
 to the amount of £2 5s. ; viz., one sheet of Throe Peiu'e an. six y lul els of One 
 Penny .lamps. A so a supply of the proper priatcl applications, ,„.' ul w i 1 
 will thank you to tdl up au.l return to this oliice with the ackiiowleagmeiit 
 
 "lam.&c&c, «.(,si„„„,) "c. H H 
 
 "'Postm/ster, Amherst.' ^ " ' ^- ^i. Ji. 
 
 "Amherst was then one of tlie largc'sl towns of this Province, outside of the 
 
 vTnn ;'"•' "r",:V""""l;'f ""■ '."."• l'''""->- ■■'"l"i''^"l «'"'"■« »'"■ •■^'"^11 "se of this 
 . i e outsid.. Halifax. I he re.piisitions show that this was the usual number of 
 One lenny stamps asked h.r, sometmn.s a little more, mid very oft,.n less ;n,l 
 being used as they were for n merely town or drop postage, .accounts for' their 
 
 StillClLV, 
 
 "D. A. Ki.N-G," 
 
 • The shoot of tho Ono Penny thorcforo contair.al 120 stamps, while those of the Tliree 
 Pence, Six Pence, and One .Shilliag, as wo see from Mr. a. Woo.lgato's letter of July 2nd 18W 
 wore each oniposed of 100 stamps. >iuiy inu, is.)/. 
 
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